FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 29, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DEN trailed NOH by 3 after the first quarter and won 107–86.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Heat91
Hawks106
Q1 ATL +4; Q2 ATL +23; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +15
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hornets86
Nuggets107
Q1 DEN -3; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +14; Q4 DEN +21
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hornets-Nuggets

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 in Denver rout of New Orleans

Josh Smith goes for 20 points

Game flow · DEN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+14+21DEN AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2722172086
Nuggets24253127107
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34DEN34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 19, 45, 5, 19, 15, 14, 12, 20DEN20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19, 14, 24NOH24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 8, 12, 9, 2, 12, 13, 12, 18NOH18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Hawks · R1 · G5

Atlanta never trails at a break against Miami

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 106–91. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL90–64G2 · @ ATLMIA108–93G3 · @ MIAMIA107–78G4 · @ MIAATL81–71G5 · @ ATLATL106–91
Lead changes
Hornets-Nuggets9
Heat-Hawks5
The night in charts
Heat-Hawks combined for 197, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 106
197
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 86, Nuggets 107
193
ATL won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Heat-HawksHeat 91, Hawks 106
+15 ATL
Hornets-NuggetsHornets 86, Nuggets 107
+21 DEN
Flip Murray shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Flip MurrayATL · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
JR SmithDEN · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
O'NealMIA · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
MeloDEN · 34 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
52% (13-25)
WestNOH · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Heat-Hawks
Heat 91Hawks 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2020302191
Hawks24392221106
The story
Joe Johnson's 25 points carried Atlanta past Miami, 106-91

For Miami, Dwyane Wade had 29 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 39-20, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +4+23+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nuggets
Hornets 86Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2722172086
Nuggets24253127107
The story
Kenyon Martin had 15 points as Denver beat New Orleans 107-86

Chris Paul led New Orleans with 12 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 7-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the third 31-17, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
300 −30+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.3Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.3 in the regular season (39 games). Today: 6 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 34.5 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 34 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 23, 21, 12, 13, 22, 25, 26, 34Nuggets-Hornets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22, 29Heat-Hawks · L
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14, 25Hawks-Heat · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 31, 14, 34, 12, 21, 19, 14, 24Hornets-Nuggets · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 15, 17, 29, 2, 15, 7, 11, 23Hawks-Heat · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 25, 21, 30, 8, 7, 23, 17, 13, 13, 20Hawks-Heat · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST