FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MEM (vs SAS) and DAL (vs POR).

Final · R1 · G4
SAS86
MEM104
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +18
Final · R1 · G5
POR82
DAL93
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +11
Final · R1 · G4
OKC101
DEN104
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 DEN 0; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2009–10Apr 25, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs BOS), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · POR @ DAL

Dallas beats Portland by 11, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 93–82. Series: 3–2. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+12+11DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2023201982
DAL1529311893
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25DAL25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 12, 9, 4, 18, 18, 16, 14, 18POR18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ MEM · R1 · G4

Memphis goes up 3–1 on San Antonio

Game 4 went to the Grizzlies, 104–86. Mike Conley led Memphis with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs MEM
G1 · @ SASMEM101–98G2 · @ SASSAS93–87G3 · @ MEMMEM91–88G4 · @ MEMMEM104–86Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg19.8Last 3 playoff games

19.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 31

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31OKC @ DEN · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30OKC @ DEN · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 5, 37, 14, 6, 10, 20, 8, 27DEN vs OKC · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25DAL vs POR · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 26, 15, 13, 12, 20, 12, 16, 23SAS @ MEM · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20DAL vs POR · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST