FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Sixers88
Pistons105
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks77
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +19
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets107
Lakers122
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +15
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Nuggets-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 49 as Lakers beat Denver

Allen Iverson goes for 31 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+10+15LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32173028107
Lakers33263033122
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49LAL49 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 20, 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18LAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31DEN31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 47, 38, 36, 25, 22, 11, 17, 30, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pistons · R1 · G2

Detroit keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 17. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Pistons
G1 · @ DETPHI90–86G2 · @ DETDET105–88
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers14
Hawks-Celtics5
Sixers-Pistons1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 229, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 107, Lakers 122
229
Sixers-PistonsSixers 88, Pistons 105
193
Hawks-CelticsHawks 77, Celtics 96
173
LAL won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 107, Lakers 122
+15 LAL
Sixers-PistonsSixers 88, Pistons 105
+17 DET
Hawks-CelticsHawks 77, Celtics 96
+19 BOS
Kobe shot 18-of-27 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 49 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
67% (18-27)
WaltonLAL · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
McDyessDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
HamiltonDET · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 107Lakers 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets32173028107
Lakers33263033122
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Denver 122-107

Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 23 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-11 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+10+10+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 88Pistons 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers1818262688
Pistons25283121105
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 105-88 behind 20 points from Richard Hamilton

Reggie Evans paced Philadelphia: 13 PTS, 11 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
300 +7+17+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace topped the game at 40.9 FPTS: 16 PTS, 7 REB

Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 77Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2022161977
Celtics2428242096
The story
Kevin Garnett's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Boston past Atlanta, 96-77

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 13 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-16, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+10+18+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg40.5Last 2 playoff games

40.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 49 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 49

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49Lakers-Nuggets · W
40.5 PPG playoffs to date
49 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31Nuggets-Lakers · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 47, 38, 36, 25, 22, 11, 17, 30, 23Nuggets-Lakers · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 11, 10, 24, 11, 23, 13, 15, 21Nuggets-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 19, 14, 9, 12, 18, 2, 13, 20Pistons-Sixers · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19Celtics-Hawks · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST