FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 18, 2009Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 11 after the first quarter and won 105–97.

Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bulls105
Celtics103
Q1 Bulls 0; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI -1; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 CHI +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pistons84
Cavs102
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +13; Q4 CLE +18
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs105
Spurs97
Q1 DAL -11; Q2 DAL -4; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets108
Blazers81
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +18; Q3 HOU +27; Q4 HOU +27
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Mavs-Spurs

Dallas takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-40+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs18272931105
Spurs2920252397
Who led
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 14, 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25DAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 30, 35, 28, 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19DAL19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 24, 21, 17, 31, 25, 17, 29, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Celtics26
Mavs-Spurs6
Pistons-Cavs1
Rockets-Blazers0
The night in charts
Bulls-Celtics combined for 208, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-CelticsBulls 105, Celtics 103
208
Mavs-SpursMavs 105, Spurs 97
202
Rockets-BlazersRockets 108, Blazers 81
189
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 102
186
CHI won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-CelticsBulls 105, Celtics 103
+2 CHI
Mavs-SpursMavs 105, Spurs 97
+8 DAL
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 102
+18 CLE
Rockets-BlazersRockets 108, Blazers 81
+27 HOU
DAL erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SpursDAL won · Mavs 105, Spurs 97
11 pts
Bulls-CelticsCHI won · Bulls 105, Celtics 103
1 pt
Finley shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleySAS · 19 PTS, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
Tyrus ThomasCHI · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
LeBronCLE · 38 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
PerkinsBOS · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D-RoseCHI · 36 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
Final · Bulls-Celtics
Bulls 105Celtics 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bulls282518268105
Celtics281628256103
The story
Derrick Rose had 36 points and 11 assists as Chicago beat Boston 105-103 in OT

Paul Pierce led Boston with 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 36 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 12-19 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the second 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 0+9−10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo led the game in fantasy with 58.8 FPTS (29 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST)

Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 105Spurs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs18272931105
Spurs2920252397
The story
Josh Howard's 25 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 105-97

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-23, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −11−40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan was the fantasy play: 40.8 FPTS on 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 108Blazers 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34282323108
Blazers2321142381
The story
Houston beat Portland 108-81 behind 27 points from Aaron Brooks

Brandon Roy paced Portland: 21 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 10-17 FG, 5-8 3PT

The swing

A 34-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +11+18+27+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg36Today

36 points today in 50 minutes, against 16.8 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 24.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 11 points, 17 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg4Today

4 points today in 39 minutes, against 18.2 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Second story · Bulls-Celtics · R1 · G1

Chicago draws first blood against Boston

Chicago won Game 1 of the first round, 105–103. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 36 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSCHI105–103
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 31, 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38Cavs-Pistons · W
38.0 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 24, 15, 18, 16, 22, 24, 20, 36Bulls-Celtics · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high36 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 21, 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29Celtics-Bulls · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27Rockets-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 22, 6, 25, 4, 14, 16, 20, 27Spurs-Mavs · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 14, 20, 24, 13, 25, 15, 15, 25Mavs-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST