FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 30, 2009Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · 3OT · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics127
Bulls128
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +2; Q3 CHI +7; Q4 Bulls 0; OT1 Bulls 0; OT2 Bulls 0; OT3 CHI +1
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Magic114
Sixers89
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +14; Q3 ORL +15; Q4 ORL +25
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Blazers76
Rockets92
Q1 HOU +2; Q2 HOU +15; Q3 HOU +18; Q4 HOU +16
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Celtics-Bulls

John Salmons scores 35, Chicago wins in triple overtime

Ray Allen goes for 51 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+11+2+7000+1CHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Celtics26311925899127
Bulls372224188910128
Who led
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 7, 5, 12, 17, 14, 20, 17, 35CHI35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 20, 36, 10, 9, 23, 14, 28CHI28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28, 10, 51BOS51 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 15, 21, 18, 26, 14, 10, 21, 23BOS23 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Blazers-Rockets · R1 · G6

Houston controls Portland start to finish

Houston won 92–76, leading by as many as 18 at a break. Metta World Peace led Houston with 27 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Rockets
G1 · @ PORHOU108–81G2 · @ PORPOR107–103G3 · @ HOUHOU86–83G4 · @ HOUHOU89–88G5 · @ PORPOR88–77G6 · @ HOUHOU92–76
Lead changes
Celtics-Bulls21
Blazers-Rockets4
Magic-Sixers2
The night in charts
Celtics-Bulls combined for 255, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-BullsCeltics 127, Bulls 128
255
Magic-SixersMagic 114, Sixers 89
203
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 76, Rockets 92
168
CHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Celtics-BullsCeltics 127, Bulls 128
+1 CHI
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 76, Rockets 92
+16 HOU
Magic-SixersMagic 114, Sixers 89
+25 ORL
Salmons shot 13-of-22 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SalmonsCHI · 35 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST
59% (13-22)
AldridgePOR · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (12-21)
Ray AllenBOS · 51 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
56% (18-32)
Glen DavisBOS · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Andre MillerPHI · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Bulls
Celtics 127Bulls 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Celtics26311925899127
Bulls372224188910128
The story
Derrick Rose had 28 points as Chicago beat Boston 128-127 in OT

Kendrick Perkins led Boston with 13 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 28 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 12-25 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the first 37-26, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +11+2+7000+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 76Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1918192076
Rockets2131221892
The story
Houston beat Portland 92-76 behind 27 points from Metta World Peace

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 26 PTS, 5 REB 27 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 11-21 FG, 3-11 3PT

The swing

A 31-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +2+15+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Yao Ming topped the game at 40.0 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST

Final · Magic-Sixers
Magic 114Sixers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic30322527114
Sixers1929241789
The story
Rashard Lewis' 29 points carried Orlando past Philadelphia, 114-89

For Philadelphia, Andre Iguodala had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-19, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +11+14+15+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.2Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 51 points in 59 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg53Today

53 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 51

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 21, 6, 4, 30, 18, 28, 10, 51Celtics-Bulls · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +33.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high51 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 7, 5, 12, 17, 14, 20, 17, 35Bulls-Celtics · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29Magic-Sixers · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 24, 20, 36, 10, 9, 23, 14, 28Bulls-Celtics · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27Rockets-Blazers · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 5, 8, 7, 27, 13, 19, 25, 26Blazers-Rockets · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST