FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 30, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 8 at halftime and won 96–89.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs97
Wizards90
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz92
Rockets96
Q1 HOU -2; Q2 HOU -1; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs96
Nuggets89
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2005–06Apr 30, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Spurs-Nuggets

San Antonio beats Denver by 7, moves within one of advancing

LeBron James goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8-6+7SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022252996
Nuggets2723231689
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22SAS22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 12, 14, 21, 16, 9, 17, 19, 18SAS18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29DEN29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 22, 23, 16, 25, 31, 20, 20, 22DEN22 PTS · 0 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Jazz-Rockets · R1 · G5

Houston handles Utah by 4

The Rockets won the fourth quarter 28–20. Final: 96–92. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 16 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Rockets
G1 · @ HOUHOU84–75G2 · @ HOUHOU98–90G3 · @ UTAUTA81–67G4 · @ UTAUTA98–85G5 · @ HOUHOU96–92
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards20
Spurs-Nuggets7
Jazz-Rockets5
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 188, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 92, Rockets 96
188
Cavs-WizardsCavs 97, Wizards 90
187
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 89
185
HOU won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 92, Rockets 96
+4 HOU
Cavs-WizardsCavs 97, Wizards 90
+7 CLE
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 96, Nuggets 89
+7 SAS
SAS rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-NuggetsSAS won · Spurs 96, Nuggets 89
8 pts
Jazz-RocketsHOU won · Jazz 92, Rockets 96
4 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 97, Wizards 90
3 pts
Parker shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
SongailaWAS · 16 PTS, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
MeloDEN · 29 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
IlgauskasCLE · 20 PTS, 19 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
FisherUTA · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 92Rockets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2321282092
Rockets2122252896
The story
Tracy McGrady had 26 points and 16 assists as Houston beat Utah 96-92

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 26 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 16 AST, 4 REB · 11-25 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 28-20.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −2−1−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 97Wizards 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2222223197
Wizards2324202390
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 20 points and 19 rebounds carried Cleveland past Washington, 97-90

For Washington, Antawn Jamison had 31 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 19 REB, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 31-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −1−3−1+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 96Nuggets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022252996
Nuggets2723231689
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 96-89 behind 18 points from Manu Ginobili

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 17 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 5 STL · 5-15 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

A 29-16 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−8−6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 46.2 FPTS: 22 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 31 points in 43 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 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30, 31Cavs-Wizards · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 4, 8, 48, 19, 28, 31, 38, 31Wizards-Cavs · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29Nuggets-Spurs · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26Rockets-Jazz · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26Jazz-Rockets · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22Spurs-Nuggets · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST