FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 19, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bulls102
Cavs112
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz114
Nuggets111
Q1 UTA +3; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 2008–09Apr 19, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Nuggets-Hornets), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Jazz-Nuggets

Deron Williams scores 33, Utah holds off Denver

LeBron James goes for 40 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+12+6+3UTA AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz33302526114
Nuggets30213129111
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33UTA33 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20UTA20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32DEN32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 18, 9, 11, 3, 20, 8, 19, 18DEN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Cavs · R1 · G2

Cleveland beats Chicago by 10, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 112–102. Series: 2–0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 40 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE96–83G2 · @ CLECLE112–102
Lead changes
Bulls-Cavs17
Jazz-Nuggets17
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 225, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 114, Nuggets 111
225
Bulls-CavsBulls 102, Cavs 112
214
UTA won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 114, Nuggets 111
+3 UTA
Bulls-CavsBulls 102, Cavs 112
+10 CLE
Kenyon Martin shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinDEN · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
HilarioDEN · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 40 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
70% (16-23)
BoozerUTA · 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
NoahCHI · 25 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 114Nuggets 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz33302526114
Nuggets30213129111
The story
Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 15 rebounds as Utah beat Denver 114-111

Kenyon Martin led Denver with 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG

The swing

The Jazz won the second 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +3+12+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 102Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls22282725102
Cavs28242535112
The story
Antawn Jamison's 14 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 112-102

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 23 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 14 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +6+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg29.5Last 2 playoff games

29.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 33 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 17 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40Cavs-Bulls · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Stephon Marbury PHX, Apr 6, 2003: 40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33Jazz-Nuggets · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32Nuggets-Jazz · L
37.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 8, 17, 16, 18, 9, 21, 10, 25Bulls-Cavs · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
Career high25 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23Bulls-Cavs · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20Jazz-Nuggets · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST