FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 19, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed DAL by 12 at halftime and won 104–92.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wizards86
Cavs93
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE -4; Q4 CLE +7
Final · 2OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns115
Spurs117
Q1 SAS -4; Q2 SAS -8; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 Spurs 0; OT2 SAS +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs92
Hornets104
Q1 NOH -7; Q2 NOH -12; Q3 NOH +4; Q4 NOH +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz93
Rockets82
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +11
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Mavs-Hornets

Chris Paul goes for 35 in New Orleans win over Dallas

Tim Duncan goes for 40 points

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-12+4+12NOH AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2626202092
Hornets19213628104
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35NOH35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 25, 14, 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23NOH23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31DAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 28, 23, 24, 17, 3, 16, 19, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Hornets3
Jazz-Rockets3
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 232, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 115, Spurs 117
232
Mavs-HornetsMavs 92, Hornets 104
196
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 93
179
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 82
175
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 115, Spurs 117
+2 SAS
Wizards-CavsWizards 86, Cavs 93
+7 CLE
Jazz-RocketsJazz 93, Rockets 82
+11 UTA
Mavs-HornetsMavs 92, Hornets 104
+12 NOH
NOH erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-HornetsNOH won · Mavs 92, Hornets 104
12 pts
Suns-SpursSAS won · Suns 115, Spurs 117
8 pts
Wizards-CavsCLE won · Wizards 86, Cavs 93
5 pts
Duncan shot 16-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 40 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
67% (16-24)
KirilenkoUTA · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
CP3NOH · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
65% (15-23)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 20 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 115Spurs 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Suns242423221111115
Spurs202025281113117
The story
Manu Ginobili had 24 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 117-115 in OT

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 33 PTS, 7 REB 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 10-24 FG, 0-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 28-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −4−8−600+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 86Cavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2422231786
Cavs1927192893
The story
Cleveland beat Washington 93-86 behind 32 points from LeBron James

Antawn Jamison paced Washington: 23 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 12-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −50−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 92Hornets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2626202092
Hornets19213628104
The story
David West's 23 points carried New Orleans past Dallas, 104-92

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 31 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Hornets trailed by 12 going into the third, then won it 36-20.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −7−12+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.3Reg. season avg40Today

40 points today in 51 minutes, against 19.3 a game in the regular season (78 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 22 minutes, against 12.0 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · Suns-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Phoenix 1–0

117–115 in San Antonio. The first round series continues. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 40 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS117–115
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 40

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 27, 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40Spurs-Suns · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high40 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 16, 4, 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35Hornets-Mavs · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 41, 25, 24, 31, 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33Suns-Spurs · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 29, 33, 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32Cavs-Wizards · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 27, 32, 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31Mavs-Hornets · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 17, 8, 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26Spurs-Suns · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST