FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2008Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 3 after three quarters and won 92–87.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers81
Pistons98
Q1 DET +14; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs94
Hornets99
Q1 NOH +6; Q2 NOH +15; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +5
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz69
Rockets95
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +11; Q3 HOU +19; Q4 HOU +26
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Suns87
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +5
On this day · 2006–07Apr 29, 2007: 4 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Mavs), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Suns-Spurs

Tony Parker scores 31 in San Antonio win over Phoenix

Chris Paul posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+9-3+5SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2619271587
Spurs3024152392
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31SAS31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29SAS29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 4, 8, 7, 12, 9, 10, 20, 22PHX22 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 37, 28, 12, 33, 33, 28, 7, 15PHX15 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Mavs-Hornets · R1 · G5

New Orleans leads Dallas wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 99–94. Best quarter: the first, 28–22. David West led New Orleans with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Hornets
G1 · @ NOHNOH104–92G2 · @ NOHNOH127–103G3 · @ DALDAL97–87G4 · @ DALNOH97–84G5 · @ NOHNOH99–94
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs8
Jazz-Rockets2
Sixers-Pistons1
Mavs-Hornets0
The night in charts
Mavs-Hornets combined for 193, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-HornetsMavs 94, Hornets 99
193
Sixers-PistonsSixers 81, Pistons 98
179
Suns-SpursSuns 87, Spurs 92
179
Jazz-RocketsJazz 69, Rockets 95
164
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-HornetsMavs 94, Hornets 99
+5 NOH
Suns-SpursSuns 87, Spurs 92
+5 SAS
Sixers-PistonsSixers 81, Pistons 98
+17 DET
Jazz-RocketsJazz 69, Rockets 95
+26 HOU
Rasheed Wallace shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallaceDET · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
67% (8-12)
DiawPHX · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
IguodalaPHI · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
HamiltonDET · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
WestNOH · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
59% (10-17)
Final · Mavs-Hornets
Mavs 94Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2217243194
Hornets2826172899
The story
David West had 25 points as New Orleans beat Dallas 99-94

Jason Kidd led Dallas with 14 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 10-17 FG

The swing

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

NOH lead by quarter
200 +6+15+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 87Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2619271587
Spurs3024152392
The story
Tim Duncan's 29 points and 17 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 92-87

For Phoenix, Boris Diaw had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 29 PTS, 17 REB, 3 BLK · 13-28 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 23-15.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+9−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 81Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2121172281
Pistons3519251998
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 98-81 behind 19 points from Rasheed Wallace

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST · 8-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 +14+12+20+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg30.0Last 3 playoff games

30.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 31 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 4 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 31

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31Spurs-Suns · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29Spurs-Suns · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23, 29Rockets-Jazz · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25Hornets-Mavs · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24Hornets-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 15 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 32, 28, 32, 12, 31, 27, 32, 22, 22Mavs-Hornets · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST