FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2007Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by DET (vs ORL) and SAS (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs98
Wizards92
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +17; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +6
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons97
Magic93
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +4
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs96
Nuggets91
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Rockets85
Jazz98
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +5; Q3 UTA +21; Q4 UTA +13
On this day · 2005–06Apr 28, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 41 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pistons-Magic

Detroit closes out Orlando in four

Tim Duncan goes for 20 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+1+6+4DET AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225262497
Magic2521212693
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25DET25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19DET19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 35, 10, 17, 12, 13, 8, 11, 29ORL29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 7, 22, 11, 16, 13, 17, 14, 21, 8, 17ORL17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Nuggets · R1 · G3

San Antonio takes Game 3, leads Denver 2–1

96–91 in Denver. The first round series continues. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Nuggets
G1 · @ SASDEN95–89G2 · @ SASSAS97–88G3 · @ DENSAS96–91
Lead changes
Pistons-Magic12
Spurs-Nuggets11
Rockets-Jazz5
Cavs-Wizards4
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 190
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 92
190
Pistons-MagicPistons 97, Magic 93
190
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 91
187
Rockets-JazzRockets 85, Jazz 98
183
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 97, Magic 93
+4 DET
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 91
+5 SAS
Cavs-WizardsCavs 98, Wizards 92
+6 CLE
Rockets-JazzRockets 85, Jazz 98
+13 UTA
DET rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-MagicDET won · Pistons 97, Magic 93
3 pts
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 96, Nuggets 91
3 pts
Rockets-JazzUTA won · Rockets 85, Jazz 98
2 pts
Ilgauskas shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCLE · 24 PTS, 8 REB
77% (10-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
DwightORL · 29 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
JamisonWAS · 38 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (15-27)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 97Magic 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2225262497
Magic2521212693
The story
Chauncey Billups' 25 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 97-93

For Orlando, Grant Hill had 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 6-12 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 26-21, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+1+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwight Howard was the fantasy play: 53.4 FPTS on 29 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST

Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 96Nuggets 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2221322196
Nuggets2515272491
The story
Tony Parker had 21 points as San Antonio beat Denver 96-91

Nene Hilario led Denver with 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Spurs took the second 21-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+3+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 98Wizards 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2635162198
Wizards2222311792
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 98-92 behind 30 points and 9 assists from LeBron James

Jarvis Hayes paced Washington: 15 PTS, 4 REB 30 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 11-22 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 35-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +4+17+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 38 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+26.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 13 assists.

Top performances

Antawn Jamison leads the day with 38

Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28, 31, 38Wizards-Cavs · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30Cavs-Wizards · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 15, 12, 35, 10, 17, 12, 13, 8, 11, 29Magic-Pistons · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28Nuggets-Spurs · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25Pistons-Magic · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 17, 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25Jazz-Rockets · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST