FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 23, 2009Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed LAL by 8 after three quarters and won 88–86.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics107
Bulls86
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +22; Q3 BOS +25; Q4 BOS +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs67
Mavs88
Q1 DAL +11; Q2 DAL +16; Q3 DAL +33; Q4 DAL +21
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers86
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA -8; Q4 UTA +2
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Lakers-Jazz

Utah stays alive against Lakers

Glen Davis goes for 14 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+4-8+2UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1722291886
Jazz2617172888
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 15, 25, 20, 16, 27, 20, 23UTA23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 18, 25, 26, 17, 25, 16, 35, 13UTA13 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 7, 17, 8, 16, 13, 19, 21LAL21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 27, 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20LAL20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Bulls · R1 · G3

Steady Boston beats Chicago

Leads at every break, then a 107–86 final. Paul Pierce led Boston with 24 points, 1 rebound and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Bulls
G1 · @ BOSCHI105–103G2 · @ BOSBOS118–115G3 · @ CHIBOS107–86
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz4
Celtics-Bulls0
Spurs-Mavs0
Shot of the night

Williams's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 88-86 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 193, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 107, Bulls 86
193
Lakers-JazzLakers 86, Jazz 88
174
Spurs-MavsSpurs 67, Mavs 88
155
UTA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 86, Jazz 88
+2 UTA
Celtics-BullsCeltics 107, Bulls 86
+21 BOS
Spurs-MavsSpurs 67, Mavs 88
+21 DAL
Dirk shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
PierceBOS · 24 PTS, 1 REB
60% (9-15)
OdomLAL · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
PauLAL · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
53% (8-15)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
53% (8-15)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 86Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1722291886
Jazz2617172888
The story
Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 22 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 88-86

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 14 REB 23 PTS, 22 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Jazz took the fourth 28-18.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +9+4−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 107Bulls 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32272424107
Bulls2116212886
The story
Rajon Rondo's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Boston past Chicago, 107-86

For Chicago, Joakim Noah had 10 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-21, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +11+22+25+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 67Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1614122567
Mavs2719291388
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 88-67 behind 17 points from Josh Howard

Dirk Nowitzki backed him with 20 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB · 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-12 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
400 +11+16+33+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 14 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 4 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 24

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 21, 10, 28, 14, 31, 23, 18, 24Celtics-Bulls · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 10, 15, 25, 20, 16, 27, 20, 23Jazz-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 7, 17, 8, 16, 13, 19, 21Lakers-Jazz · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 31, 7, 5, 11, 0, 29, 19, 20Celtics-Bulls · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 26, 27, 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20Lakers-Jazz · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 28, 31, 25, 29, 34, 30, 19, 14, 20Mavs-Spurs · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST