FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 87–71.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL86
MIA98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G2
BOS71
NYK87
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +16
Final · R1 · G2
GSW131
DEN117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +14
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 23, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul George (IND vs DET), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · BOS @ NYK

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 in New York win over Boston

Final: 87–71. Carmelo Anthony added 4 rebounds and 1 assist. First round series: New York 2, Boston 0.

Game flow · NYK 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+6-6+15+16NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2028111271
NYK2616321387
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34NYK34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 22, 17, 28, 31, 15, 15, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 12, 20, 16, 12, 11, 14, 8, 12BOS12 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · GSW @ DEN · R1 · G2

Golden State evens the series with Denver at 1–1

Golden State won Game 2, 131–117, in the first round. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs DEN
G1 · @ DENDEN97–95G2 · @ DENGSW131–117Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg12.1Last 2 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

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: 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34NYK vs BOS · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30GSW @ DEN · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 7, 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26GSW @ DEN · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 4, 15, 9, 4, 11, 8, 8, 24GSW @ DEN · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 19, 18, 17, 11, 22, 21, 16, 21MIA vs MIL · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 7, 9, 4, 25, 10, 14, 2, 21MIL @ MIA · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST