FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 18, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed PHX by 2 after three quarters and won 105–100.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Thunder79
Lakers87
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bobcats89
Magic98
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +16; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Spurs94
Mavs100
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers105
Suns100
Q1 POR +1; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -2; Q4 POR +5
On this day · 2008–09Apr 18, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Pistons), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Blazers-Suns

Andre Miller scores 31 as Portland wins in Phoenix

Gerald Wallace goes for 25 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+1-2+5POR AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25192635105
Suns24192928100
Who led
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 24, 23, 13, 6, 15, 22, 6, 31POR31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 21, 16, 21, 27, 27, 24, 15, 22POR22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 9, 10, 18, 11, 23, 18, 5, 25PHX25 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 29, 22, 29, 24, 35, 26, 20, 18PHX18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Mavs · R1 · G1

Dallas never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 100–94. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Spurs-Mavs
G1 · @ DALDAL100–94
Lead changes
Blazers-Suns8
Spurs-Mavs7
Bobcats-Magic5
Thunder-Lakers0
The night in charts
Blazers-Suns combined for 205, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SunsBlazers 105, Suns 100
205
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 100
194
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 89, Magic 98
187
Thunder-LakersThunder 79, Lakers 87
166
POR won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Blazers-SunsBlazers 105, Suns 100
+5 POR
Spurs-MavsSpurs 94, Mavs 100
+6 DAL
Thunder-LakersThunder 79, Lakers 87
+8 LAL
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 89, Magic 98
+9 ORL
Dirk shot 12-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 36 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
86% (12-14)
LewisORL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
WestbrookOKC · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Gerald WallaceCHA · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
Final · Blazers-Suns
Blazers 105Suns 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers25192635105
Suns24192928100
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 22 points as Portland beat Phoenix 105-100

Jason Richardson led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 35-28.

POR lead by quarter
200 +1+1−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 94Mavs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1827242594
Mavs23272624100
The story
Caron Butler's 22 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 100-94

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 27 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 23-18, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+5+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 89Magic 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats2023232389
Magic3128172298
The story
Orlando beat Charlotte 98-89 behind 32 points from Jameer Nelson

Stephen Jackson paced Charlotte: 18 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 32 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+16+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg32Today

32 points today in 37 minutes, against 12.6 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 18 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−13.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg5Today

5 points today in 28 minutes, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 36

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36Mavs-Spurs · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 15, 18, 8, 13, 17, 15, 21, 32Magic-Bobcats · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high32 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 24, 23, 13, 6, 15, 22, 6, 31Blazers-Suns · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27Spurs-Mavs · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 43, 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26Spurs-Mavs · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 5, 14, 28, 8, 18, 14, 15, 25Bobcats-Magic · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST