FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 10 after three quarters and won 97–92.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Raptors92
Magic102
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics92
Hawks97
Q1 ATL +5; Q2 ATL +3; Q3 ATL -10; Q4 ATL +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers107
Nuggets101
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2006–07Apr 28, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Cavs), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Celtics-Hawks

Joe Johnson scores 35, Atlanta rallies past Boston

Josh Smith goes for 28 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+3-10+5ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2424271792
Hawks2922143297
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23, 35ATL35 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27, 28ATL28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 13, 11, 14, 3, 18, 15, 13, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20BOS20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Magic · R1 · G5

Orlando closes out Toronto in five

Orlando won Game 5, 102–92, to take the first round series 4–1. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Magic
G1 · @ ORLORL114–100G2 · @ ORLORL104–103G3 · @ TORTOR108–94G4 · @ TORORL106–94G5 · @ ORLORL102–92
Lead changes
Raptors-Magic10
Celtics-Hawks9
Lakers-Nuggets6
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 208, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 101
208
Raptors-MagicRaptors 92, Magic 102
194
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 97
189
ATL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 92, Hawks 97
+5 ATL
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 107, Nuggets 101
+6 LAL
Raptors-MagicRaptors 92, Magic 102
+10 ORL
ATL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 92, Hawks 97
10 pts
Raptors-MagicORL won · Raptors 92, Magic 102
4 pts
Joe Johnson shot 14-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Joe JohnsonATL · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
58% (14-24)
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
JR SmithDEN · 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
Ray AllenBOS · 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
NelsonORL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 92Hawks 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2424271792
Hawks2922143297
The story
Mike Bibby had 18 points as Atlanta beat Boston 97-92

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 14 PTS, 12 AST, 3 REB 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 5-8 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Hawks took the fourth 32-17.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +5+3−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 107Nuggets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers32321528107
Nuggets23312324101
The story
Kobe Bryant's 31 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 107-101

For Denver, Marcus Camby had 17 REB, 3 PTS, 3 AST 31 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL · 12-24 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +9+10+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Magic
Raptors 92Magic 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2624182492
Magic22272528102
The story
Orlando beat Toronto 102-92 behind 21 points and 21 rebounds from Dwight Howard

Chris Bosh paced Toronto: 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 21 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 25-18 third quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4−1+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 26 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 4 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 35

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23, 35Hawks-Celtics · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31Lakers-Nuggets · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 24, 17, 10, 20, 6, 13, 27, 28Hawks-Celtics · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 24, 11, 23, 13, 15, 21, 11, 26Nuggets-Lakers · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31, 15, 22Nuggets-Lakers · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19, 21Magic-Raptors · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST