FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed UTA by 9 after the first quarter and won 98–90.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic90
Pistons98
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz90
Rockets98
Q1 HOU -9; Q2 HOU -2; Q3 HOU +5; Q4 HOU +8
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Jazz-Rockets

Tracy McGrady scores 31, Houston rallies past Utah

Carlos Boozer goes for 41 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-2+5+8HOU AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2615212890
Rockets1722283198
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31HOU31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27HOU27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 17, 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41UTA41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 4, 18, 17, 4, 13, 4, 15, 15UTA15 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Magic-Pistons · R1 · G2

Detroit never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 98–90. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET100–92G2 · @ DETDET98–90
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets9
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 188
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 98
188
Magic-PistonsMagic 90, Pistons 98
188
HOU won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 90, Rockets 98
+8 HOU
Magic-PistonsMagic 90, Pistons 98
+8 DET
Turkoglu shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TurkogluORL · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
Grant HillORL · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
BillupsDET · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BoozerUTA · 41 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST
57% (17-30)
PrinceDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 90Rockets 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2615212890
Rockets1722283198
The story
Yao Ming had 27 points as Houston beat Utah 98-90

Deron Williams led Utah with 15 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB · 9-24 FG

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Rockets took the second 22-15.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −9−2+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 90Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2222153190
Pistons2819242798
The story
Rasheed Wallace's 17 points and 11 rebounds carried Detroit past Orlando, 98-90

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-15, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +6+3+12+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg19.5Last 2 playoff games

19.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 21.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 41

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 17, 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41Jazz-Rockets · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high41 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31Rockets-Jazz · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 39, 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27Rockets-Jazz · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 3, 21, 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22Pistons-Magic · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 37, 15, 25, 7, 13, 20, 26, 15, 17, 22Magic-Pistons · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 7, 22, 11, 16, 13, 17, 14, 21Magic-Pistons · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST