FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 27, 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 · G4 · Box score
Hawks81
Heat71
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +4; Q3 ATL +8; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets121
Hornets63
Q1 DEN +21; Q2 DEN +22; Q3 DEN +38; Q4 DEN +58
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz96
Lakers107
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +11
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Hawks-Heat

Atlanta beats Miami, 81–71

Lamar Odom goes for 26 points

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+4+8+10ATL AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2422171881
Heat1725131671
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 13, 22, 15, 5, 10, 18, 13, 15ATL15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 25, 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14ATL14 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 2, 16, 4, 5, 19, 22, 20MIA20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers · R1 · G5

Lakers close out Utah in five

Lakers won Game 5, 107–96, to take the first round series 4–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL113–100G2 · @ LALLAL119–109G3 · @ UTAUTA88–86G4 · @ UTALAL108–94G5 · @ LALLAL107–96
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers11
Nuggets-Hornets1
Hawks-Heat0
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 203, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 96, Lakers 107
203
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 121, Hornets 63
184
Hawks-HeatHawks 81, Heat 71
152
ATL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Hawks-HeatHawks 81, Heat 71
+10 ATL
Jazz-LakersJazz 96, Lakers 107
+11 LAL
Nuggets-HornetsNuggets 121, Hornets 63
+58 DEN
Odom shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 26 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
67% (10-15)
O'NealMIA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
MillsapUTA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
MeloDEN · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
BrewerUTA · 10 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Hawks-Heat
Hawks 81Heat 71
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2422171881
Heat1725131671
The story
Atlanta beat Miami 81-71 behind 13 points from Josh Smith

Dwyane Wade paced Miami: 22 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 13 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK · 4-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 24-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Hawks.

ATL lead by quarter
200 +7+4+8+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zaza Pachulia topped the game at 40.1 FPTS: 18 REB, 12 PTS

Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 96Lakers 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2617203396
Lakers26302625107
The story
Pau Gasol had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Utah 107-96

Paul Millsap led Utah with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+13+19+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Hornets
Nuggets 121Hornets 63
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets36252733121
Hornets1524111363
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 26 points carried Denver past New Orleans, 121-63

For New Orleans, James Posey had 12 PTS, 7 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 36-15, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
600 +21+22+38+58 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.3Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 18 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31Lakers-Jazz · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 7, 17, 8, 16, 13, 19, 21, 10, 26Lakers-Jazz · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26Nuggets-Hornets · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22Heat-Hawks · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 2, 16, 4, 5, 19, 22, 20Heat-Hawks · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 6, 3, 10, 13, 9, 5, 11, 19Heat-Hawks · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high19 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST