FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 30, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed ORL by 2 at halftime and won 93–78.

Final · R1 · G2
NYK94
MIA104
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +9; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R1 · G2
ORL78
IND93
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +15
Final · R1 · G2
DAL99
OKC102
Q1 OKC +8; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +2; Q4 OKC +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
The lead · First round · Game 2 · ORL @ IND

Indiana evens the series with Orlando at 1–1

Indiana won Game 2, 93–78, in the first round. David West led Indiana with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-2+15+15IND AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2123132178
IND2418302193
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 22, 13, 21, 32, 20, 13, 19, 18IND18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 18, 21, 19, 24, 29, 4, 17, 18IND18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 16, 6, 27, 17, 14, 2, 16, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 13, 18, 13, 15, 9, 31, 6, 13ORL13 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · DAL @ OKC · R1 · G2

OKC never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–99. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC99–98G2 · @ OKCOKC102–99Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 18 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki 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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25, 31DAL @ OKC · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30NYK @ MIA · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28, 29OKC vs DAL · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26OKC vs DAL · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25MIA vs NYK · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 22, 13, 20, 18, 16, 22, 9, 21MIA vs NYK · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST