FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 21, 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
Bobcats77
Magic92
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +11; Q3 ORL +20; Q4 ORL +15
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Spurs102
Mavs88
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +14
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio evens the series with Dallas at 1–1

Tim Duncan goes for 25 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+12+10+14SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24342420102
Mavs2026261688
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27, 25SAS25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26, 23SAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 4, 16, 12, 25, 12, 10, 5, 27DAL27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24DAL24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Magic · R1 · G2

Orlando keeps Charlotte at arm's length

The Bobcats never led at a quarter break. Orlando won by 15. Vince Carter led Orlando with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Bobcats-Magic
G1 · @ ORLORL98–89G2 · @ ORLORL92–77
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 190, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 88
190
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 92
169
SAS won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 102, Mavs 88
+14 SAS
Bobcats-MagicBobcats 77, Magic 92
+15 ORL
Manu shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
62% (8-13)
JeffersonSAS · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
DuncanSAS · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 2 AST
58% (11-19)
Stephen JacksonCHA · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
DwightORL · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 102Mavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24342420102
Mavs2026261688
The story
Manu Ginobili had 23 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 102-88

Jason Terry led Dallas with 27 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 8-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the second 34-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+12+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bobcats-Magic
Bobcats 77Magic 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1416252277
Magic1823341792
The story
Dwight Howard's 15 points carried Orlando past Charlotte, 92-77

Vince Carter chipped in 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 34-25, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +4+11+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Gerald Wallace was the fantasy play: 38.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg22.5Last 2 playoff games

22.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 13 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg13.1Last 2 playoff games

13.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.7 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 31.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 27

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 8, 15, 29, 14, 17, 14, 18, 27Bobcats-Magic · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 4, 16, 12, 25, 12, 10, 5, 27Mavs-Spurs · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 24, 10, 14, 15, 18, 16, 27, 25Spurs-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24Mavs-Spurs · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 43, 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26, 23Spurs-Mavs · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 18, 17, 7, 15, 11, 7, 4, 19Spurs-Mavs · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST