FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 21, 2009Playoffs · 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
Pistons82
Cavs94
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +27; Q4 CLE +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets103
Blazers107
Q1 POR +2; Q2 POR +2; Q3 Blazers 0; Q4 POR +4
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz109
Lakers119
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +11; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +10
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Rockets-Blazers

Brandon Roy scores 42 as Portland beats Houston

Deron Williams goes for 35 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+20+4POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26252131103
Blazers28251935107
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42POR42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27POR27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27, 23HOU23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Von WaferPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 12, 14, 13, 6, 13, 7, 6, 21HOU21 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers · R1 · G2

Lakers control Utah start to finish

Lakers won 119–109, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100G2 · @ LALLAL119–109
Lead changes
Rockets-Blazers12
Pistons-Cavs0
Jazz-Lakers0
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 228, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 119
228
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 107
210
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 94
176
POR won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Rockets-BlazersRockets 103, Blazers 107
+4 POR
Jazz-LakersJazz 109, Lakers 119
+10 LAL
Pistons-CavsPistons 82, Cavs 94
+12 CLE
Pau shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
BrooksHOU · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
Mo WilliamsCLE · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
WestCLE · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
58% (7-12)
AldridgePOR · 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Rockets-Blazers
Rockets 103Blazers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets26252131103
Blazers28251935107
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 27 points and 12 rebounds as Portland beat Houston 107-103

Aaron Brooks led Houston with 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the fourth 35-31, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +2+20+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 109Lakers 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29262331109
Lakers41252330119
The story
Kobe Bryant's 26 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Utah, 119-109

For Utah, Carlos Boozer had 20 PTS, 10 REB 26 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 41-29, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+11+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 82Cavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1418183282
Cavs2323311794
The story
Cleveland beat Detroit 94-82 behind 29 points and 13 rebounds from LeBron James

Richard Hamilton paced Detroit: 17 PTS, 3 AST 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST · 7-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 third quarter did the most damage for the Cavaliers.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +9+14+27+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.0Last 2 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 2 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Brandon Roy leads the day with 42

Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 26, 24, 15, 20, 6, 21, 42Blazers-Rockets · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 21, 18, 25, 26, 17, 25, 16, 35Jazz-Lakers · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high35 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 31, 26, 38, 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29Cavs-Pistons · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 35, 22, 15, 20, 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27Blazers-Rockets · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 18, 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26Lakers-Jazz · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 11, 10, 20, 5, 7, 27, 23Rockets-Blazers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST