FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 28, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed POR by 8 after the first quarter and won 103–96.

Final · R1 · G6
ORL81
ATL84
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +7; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R1 · G6
LAL98
NOH80
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +18
Final · R1 · G6
DAL103
POR96
Q1 DAL -8; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +7
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 28, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (UTA @ DEN), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · DAL @ POR

Dirk Nowitzki scores 33, Dallas rallies past Portland

Dallas trailed by 8 after one and won 103–96. Dallas wins the first round series 4–2.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+9+13+7DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL19332328103
POR2716193496
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33DAL33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22DAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16, 32POR32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18, 12, 24POR24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ORL @ ATL · R1 · G6

Atlanta controls Orlando start to finish

Atlanta won 84–81, leading by as many as 7 at a break. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs ATL
G1 · @ ORLATL103–93G2 · @ ORLORL88–82G3 · @ ATLATL88–84G4 · @ ATLATL88–85G5 · @ ORLORL101–76G6 · @ ATLATL84–81Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.0Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg13.6Last 3 playoff games

13.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 3 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33DAL @ POR · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16, 32POR vs DAL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +20.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33, 21, 29, 8, 25ORL @ ATL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18, 12, 24POR vs DAL · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24LAL @ NOH · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 2, 25, 14, 21, 20, 5, 23ATL vs ORL · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST