FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 4 points, by DEN (vs GSW) and NYK (vs BOS).

Final · R1 · G1
BOS78
NYK85
Q1 NYK -3; Q2 NYK -4; Q3 NYK -3; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1
GSW95
DEN97
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN -4; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +2
Final · R1 · G1
CHI89
BKN106
Q1 BKN +11; Q2 BKN +25; Q3 BKN +27; Q4 BKN +17
Final · R1 · G1
MEM91
LAC112
Q1 LAC +8; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +6; Q4 LAC +21
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 · 2011–12Apr 20, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Gerald Henderson (CHA vs MEM), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · GSW @ DEN

Denver takes Game 1, leads Golden State 1–0

97–95 in Denver. The first round series continues. Andre Miller led Denver with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-4+7+2DEN AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW2523163195
DEN2816272697
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 22, 11, 12, 8, 2, 12, 3, 28DEN28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 13, 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12DEN12 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 25, 20, 30, 6, 25, 23, 24, 22GSW22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 39, 20, 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19GSW19 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+18.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg28Today

28 points today in 27 minutes, against 9.6 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 26 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−10.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 38 minutes, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Second story · BOS @ NYK · R1 · G1

New York draws first blood against Boston

New York won Game 1 of the first round, 85–78. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · BOS vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK85–78Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 36

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36NYK vs BOS · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 22, 11, 12, 8, 2, 12, 3, 28DEN vs GSW · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 34, 23, 8, 11, 25, 17, 9, 26BOS @ NYK · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 21, 19, 13, 19, 16, 22, 19, 25CHI @ BKN · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 15, 24, 19, 17, 13, 8, 25, 23LAC vs MEM · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 30, 32, 11, 29, 33, 30, 8, 22BKN vs CHI · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST