FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · R1 · G2
CHA97
MIA101
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R1 · G2
DAL113
SAS92
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +21
Final · R1 · G2
POR112
HOU105
Q1 POR -8; Q2 POR 0; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +7
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 · 2012–13Apr 23, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK vs BOS), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · POR @ HOU

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 43, Portland rallies past Houston

Portland trailed by 8 after one and won 112–105. First round series: Portland 2, Houston 0.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+6+7POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR23303029112
HOU31222428105
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43POR43 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18POR18 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32HOU32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CHA @ MIA · R1 · G2

Miami leads Charlotte wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 101–97. Best quarter: the first, 29–19. LeBron James led Miami with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CHA vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–88G2 · @ MIAMIA101–97Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+21.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg44.5Last 2 playoff games

44.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 43 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 43

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.
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43POR @ HOU · W
44.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it since 1995–96: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2000: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
43 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32HOU vs POR · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32MIA vs CHA · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27SAS vs DAL · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 4, 4, 10, 10, 8, 8, 5, 22CHA @ MIA · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21DAL @ SAS · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST