FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 21, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
ATL90
IND107
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +17
Final · R1 · G1
LAL79
SAS91
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +12
Final · R1 · G1
MIL87
MIA110
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +23
Final · R1 · G1
HOU91
OKC120
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +13; Q3 OKC +23; Q4 OKC +29
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 21, 2012: 8 games. Top scorer: David West (IND vs PHI), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · LAL @ SAS

San Antonio beats Lakers by 12, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 91–79. Series: 1–0. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 18 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+8+13+12SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1522202279
SAS2421252191
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 12, 25, 2, 22, 4, 15, 18SAS18 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 7, 7, 14, 16, 5, 3, 9, 2, 2, 18SAS18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 9, 25, 19, 20, 28, 26, 16, 20LAL20 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 19, 12, 22, 23, 26, 7, 17, 16LAL16 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Second story · ATL @ IND · R1 · G1

Indiana leads Atlanta wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 107–90. Best quarter: the first, 34–26. Paul George led Indiana with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND107–90Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.9Reg. season avg20Today

20 points today in 29 minutes, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.4Reg. season avg29.1Today

29 minutes today, against 13.4 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 28 minutes, against 13.2 a game in the regular season (73 games).

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

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: 29, 32, 24, 32, 36, 27, 28, 20, 24, 27MIA vs MIL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 13, 25, 16, 30, 3, 4, 17, 26MIL @ MIA · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 30, 25, 34, 27, 21, 31, 16, 29, 24OKC vs HOU · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 25, 23, 8, 2, 14, 21, 9, 23IND vs ATL · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Jason Kidd NJN, Apr 9, 2003: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 12 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 22, 8, 21, 27, 16, 38, 2, 22MIL @ MIA · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 19, 15, 12, 6, 13, 24, 4, 21ATL @ IND · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST