FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–98.

Final · R1 · G1
PHI91
CHI103
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +13; Q4 CHI +12
Final · R1 · G1
NYK67
MIA100
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +23; Q3 MIA +34; Q4 MIA +33
Final · R1 · G1
ORL81
IND77
Q1 ORL -1; Q2 ORL +7; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +4
Final · R1 · G1
DAL98
OKC99
Q1 OKC -4; Q2 OKC -3; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +1
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 · 2010–11Apr 28, 2011: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ POR), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · DAL @ OKC

OKC takes Game 1, leads Dallas 1–0

99–98 in Oklahoma City. The first round series continues. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 28 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3-4+1OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2625222598
OKC2226213099
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28OKC28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25DAL25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 10, 21, 27, 19, 9, 11, 20DAL20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Second story · ORL @ IND · R1 · G1

Orlando draws first blood against Indiana

Orlando won Game 1 of the first round, 81–77. Jameer Nelson led Orlando with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs IND
G1 · @ INDORL81–77Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.1Reg. season avg22Today

22 points today in 39 minutes, against 9.1 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 16 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.6Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 34 minutes, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (55 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32MIA vs NYK · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28OKC vs DAL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25OKC vs DAL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 24, 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25DAL @ OKC · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 17, 24, 32, 29, 2, 24, 11, 10, 23CHI vs PHI · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Serge IbakaPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 8, 12, 9, 12, 18, 4, 15, 22OKC vs DAL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST