FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 93–89.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA109
CHA98
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G5
ATL107
IND97
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G4
SAS93
DAL89
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +4
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 28, 2013: 4 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (NYK @ BOS), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAS @ DAL

San Antonio evens the series with Dallas at 2–2

San Antonio won Game 4, 93–89, in the first round. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 5 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 Q3Final0-5+14+8+4SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1832232093
DAL2313292489
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27, 12, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 0, 11, 11, 0, 4, 4, 7, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19DAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 23 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg10.9Last 3 playoff games

10.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIA @ CHA · R1 · G4

Miami closes out Charlotte in four

Miami won Game 4, 109–98, to take the first round series 4–0. LeBron James led Miami with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs CHA
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–88G2 · @ MIAMIA101–97G3 · @ CHAMIA98–85G4 · @ CHAMIA109–98Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

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: 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31MIA @ CHA · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 20, 17, 5, 22, 20, 16, 13, 29CHA vs MIA · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26IND vs ATL · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27, 12, 23SAS @ DAL · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 0, 13, 11, 8, 4, 3, 7, 20ATL @ IND · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20DAL vs SAS · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST