FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 26, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 14 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons93
Magic77
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +16
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Rockets67
Jazz81
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns89
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -14; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2005–06Apr 26, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Grizzlies), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 45 as Lakers beat Phoenix

Tayshaun Prince goes for 23 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-3+4+6LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3120191989
Lakers1731262195
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45LAL45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 10, 6, 3, 17, 4, 7, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 8, 28, 14, 22, 26, 26, 20PHX20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Jazz · R1 · G3

Utah keeps Houston at arm's length

The Rockets never led at a quarter break. Utah won by 14. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Jazz
G1 · @ HOUHOU84–75G2 · @ HOUHOU98–90G3 · @ UTAUTA81–67
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers3
Pistons-Magic3
Rockets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 184, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 89, Lakers 95
184
Pistons-MagicPistons 93, Magic 77
170
Rockets-JazzRockets 67, Jazz 81
148
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 89, Lakers 95
+6 LAL
Rockets-JazzRockets 67, Jazz 81
+14 UTA
Pistons-MagicPistons 93, Magic 77
+16 DET
Amar'e shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
65% (11-17)
BillupsDET · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 45 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
58% (15-26)
Kwame BrownLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
BoozerUTA · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 89Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns3120191989
Lakers1731262195
The story
Lamar Odom had 18 points and 16 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 95-89

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Lakers took the second 31-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −14−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 67Jazz 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1725101567
Jazz2325132081
The story
Utah beat Houston 81-67 behind 22 points and 12 rebounds from Carlos Boozer

Yao Ming paced Houston: 26 PTS, 14 REB 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 23-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +6+6+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 93Magic 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2325232293
Magic2319191677
The story
Chauncey Billups' 21 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 93-77

For Orlando, Jameer Nelson had 27 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+6+10+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45Lakers-Suns · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 17, 10, 16, 7, 8, 10, 9, 27Magic-Pistons · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26Rockets-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24Suns-Lakers · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24Rockets-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 17, 8, 15, 6, 2, 12, 18, 23Pistons-Magic · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST