FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 28, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R1 · G4
NYK90
BOS97
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +19; Q3 BOS +3; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +7
Final · R1 · G4
MIA88
MIL77
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G4
SAS103
LAL82
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +20; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G4
DEN101
GSW115
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +12; Q3 GSW +19; 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 28, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA vs NYK), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · NYK @ BOS

Boston stays alive against New York

A 97–90 win in Game 4 cuts the first round deficit to 3–1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony scored 36 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+19+30+7BOS AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
NYK17183019690
BOS223214161397
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18, 17, 29BOS29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 11, 25, 17, 9, 26, 10, 21, 26BOS26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36NYK36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 19, 7, 11, 13, 16, 15, 27NYK27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIA @ MIL · R1 · G4

Miami leads Milwaukee wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 88–77. Best quarter: the first, 24–17. LeBron James led Miami with 30 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs MIL
G1 · @ MIAMIA110–87G2 · @ MIAMIA98–86G3 · @ MILMIA104–91G4 · @ MILMIA88–77Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 21 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 17.8 a game in the regular season (46 games). Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists.

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: 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36NYK @ BOS · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31GSW vs DEN · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 27, 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30MIA @ MIL · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18, 17, 29BOS vs NYK · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Raymond FeltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 10, 19, 7, 11, 13, 16, 15, 27NYK @ BOS · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35, 26DEN @ GSW · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST