FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · R1 · G4
IND91
ATL88
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G3
SAS108
DAL109
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · R1 · G3
MIA98
CHA85
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +13
Final · OT · R1 · G4
OKC92
MEM89
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC +3
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 26, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Ty Lawson (DEN @ GSW), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAS @ DAL

Dallas takes Game 3, leads San Antonio 2–1

109–108 in Dallas. The first round series continues. Monta Ellis led Dallas with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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 Q3Final0-7+5+3+1DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS34202034108
DAL27321832109
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29DAL29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18DAL18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 17, 13, 10, 20, 12, 27, 11, 22SAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 10, 18, 10, 12, 21, 12, 19SAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg13.2Last 3 playoff games

13.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · IND @ ATL · R1 · G4

Indiana wins Game 4 over Atlanta, 91–88

First round series: Indiana 2, Atlanta 2. Paul George led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs ATL
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85G3 · @ ATLATL98–85G4 · @ ATLIND91–88Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Reggie Jackson leads the day with 32

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.
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 8, 4, 15, 9, 2, 4, 32OKC @ MEM · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +27.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30MIA @ CHA · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 14, 27, 11, 25, 19, 14, 29ATL vs IND · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29DAL vs SAS · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24IND @ ATL · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 21, 18, 18, 19, 16, 16, 14, 23MEM vs OKC · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST