FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 25, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed GSW by 2 after the first quarter and won 112–99.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets88
Spurs97
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +9
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards102
Cavs109
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Warriors99
Mavs112
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL +2; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +13
On this day · 2005–06Apr 25, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Nets-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Warriors-Mavs

Dallas pulls level with Golden State

Josh Howard goes for 22 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+13+13DAL AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3022222599
Mavs28263325112
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 29, 7, 16, 8, 5, 12, 17, 28DAL28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 22, 11, 26, 23, 21, 20, 14, 23DAL23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 14, 28, 26, 8, 13, 31, 23, 30GSW30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 13, 16, 13, 12, 11, 12, 7, 20GSW20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs6
Nuggets-Spurs5
Warriors-Mavs4
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 211
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 112
211
Wizards-CavsWizards 102, Cavs 109
211
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 88, Spurs 97
185
CLE won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 102, Cavs 109
+7 CLE
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 88, Spurs 97
+9 SAS
Warriors-MavsWarriors 99, Mavs 112
+13 DAL
Gooden shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 24 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
77% (10-13)
HowardDAL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
Stephen JacksonGSW · 30 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
EllisGSW · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
HilarioDEN · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
53% (8-15)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 102Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards23251539102
Cavs23282434109
The story
LeBron James' 27 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 109-102

For Washington, Antonio Daniels had 11 PTS, 11 AST 27 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 8-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

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

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+3+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 88Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1823192888
Spurs2425252397
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 97-88 behind 22 points from Tim Duncan

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 18 REB, 10 PTS 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 9-17 FG

The swing

A 24-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+8+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 99Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors3022222599
Mavs28263325112
The story
Jason Terry had 28 points as Dallas beat Golden State 112-99

Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 30 PTS, 3 REB 28 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB · 12-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2+2+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg8.0Last 2 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg44.1Today

44 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 11 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Cavs · R1 · G2

Cleveland goes up 2–0 on Washington

Game 2 went to the Cavaliers, 109–102. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE97–82G2 · @ CLECLE109–102
Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 31

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28, 31Wizards-Cavs · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 14, 28, 26, 8, 13, 31, 23, 30Warriors-Mavs · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 29, 7, 16, 8, 5, 12, 17, 28Mavs-Warriors · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 25, 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27Cavs-Wizards · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26Nuggets-Spurs · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 10, 8, 9, 12, 6, 10, 24Cavs-Wizards · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST