FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 29, 2007Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 103–99.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls92
Heat79
Q1 CHI -5; Q2 CHI -4; Q3 CHI +4; Q4 CHI +13
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Suns113
Lakers100
Q1 PHX +5; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +14; Q4 PHX +13
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Raptors81
Nets102
Q1 NJN +17; Q2 NJN +19; Q3 NJN +30; Q4 NJN +21
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs99
Warriors103
Q1 GSW -6; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 Warriors 0; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2005–06Apr 29, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Michael Redd (Bucks-Pistons), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Mavs-Warriors

Baron Davis scores 33 in Golden State win over Dallas

Steve Nash goes for 23 assists

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-600+4GSW AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2722282299
Warriors21282826103
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 25, 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33GSW33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 17, 32, 14, 25, 13, 14, 30, 22GSW22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 7, 18, 14, 13, 0, 17, 10, 24DAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 26, 23, 21, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23DAL23 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers10
Bulls-Heat1
Raptors-Nets1
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 213, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 100
213
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 99, Warriors 103
202
Raptors-NetsRaptors 81, Nets 102
183
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 79
171
GSW won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 99, Warriors 103
+4 GSW
Suns-LakersSuns 113, Lakers 100
+13 PHX
Bulls-HeatBulls 92, Heat 79
+13 CHI
Raptors-NetsRaptors 81, Nets 102
+21 NJN
GSW rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-WarriorsGSW won · Mavs 99, Warriors 103
6 pts
Bulls-HeatCHI won · Bulls 92, Heat 79
5 pts
Baron Davis shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Baron DavisGSW · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
71% (12-17)
HowardDAL · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
MarionPHX · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
67% (10-15)
VinceNJN · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
KiddNJN · 17 PTS, 13 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 99Warriors 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2722282299
Warriors21282826103
The story
Jason Richardson had 22 points as Golden State beat Dallas 103-99

Josh Howard led Dallas with 22 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Warriors took the second 28-22.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −600+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 58.5 FPTS (23 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST)

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 113Lakers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns33252728113
Lakers28232029100
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 27 points and 21 rebounds carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 113-100

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 21 REB · 10-20 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 27-20, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +5+7+14+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Nets
Raptors 81Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1522192581
Nets32243016102
The story
New Jersey beat Toronto 102-81 behind 27 points from Vince Carter

T.J. Ford paced Toronto: 13 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-15 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 32-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +17+19+30+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg13.6Last 3 playoff games

13.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 9 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 5 points, 18 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Heat · R1 · G4

Chicago finishes off Miami, wins the series 4–0

92–79 in Game 4 of the first round. Ben Gordon led Chicago with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Heat
G1 · @ CHICHI96–91G2 · @ CHICHI107–89G3 · @ MIACHI104–96G4 · @ MIACHI92–79
Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 33

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 25, 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33Warriors-Mavs · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45, 31Lakers-Suns · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27Suns-Lakers · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 21 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 25, 35, 29, 24, 16, 19, 37, 27Nets-Raptors · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 14, 16, 23, 8, 21, 21, 28, 24Heat-Bulls · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 23, 20, 30, 15, 24, 27, 27, 24Bulls-Heat · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST