FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 4, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
ATL73
CHI86
Q1 CHI +6; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R2 · G2
DAL93
LAL81
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +12
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 · 2009–10May 4, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs UTA), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · DAL @ LAL

Dallas beats Lakers by 12, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 93–81. Series: 2–0. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 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+6+2+6+12DAL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2625172593
LAL2029131981
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 6, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16, 10, 14DAL14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24, 36, 23LAL23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18LAL18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ATL @ CHI · R2 · G2

Steady Chicago beats Atlanta

Leads at every break, then an 86–73 final. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs CHI
G1 · @ CHIATL103–95G2 · @ CHICHI86–73Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = CHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 21 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 25

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 39, 26, 15, 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25CHI vs ATL · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28, 24DAL @ LAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24, 36, 23LAL vs DAL · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 21, 7, 10, 10, 0, 5, 10, 21ATL @ CHI · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 10, 10, 4, 11, 21, 14, 11, 19CHI vs ATL · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18, 18, 8, 18LAL vs DAL · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST