FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 22, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed LAL by 7 at halftime and won 101–96.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs106
Bulls108
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +11; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers96
Thunder101
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -7; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns108
Blazers89
Q1 PHX +18; Q2 PHX +29; Q3 PHX +21; Q4 PHX +19
On this day · 2008–09Apr 22, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Lakers-Thunder

OKC stays alive against Lakers

LeBron James goes for 39 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7-1+5OKC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2723252196
Thunder22213127101
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29OKC29 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 21, 8, 20, 11, 9, 23, 19, 27OKC27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24LAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17LAL17 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Cavs-Bulls · R1 · G3

Steady Chicago beats Cleveland

Leads at every break, then a 108–106 final. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Bulls
G1 · @ CLECLE96–83G2 · @ CLECLE112–102G3 · @ CHICHI108–106
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls1
Lakers-Thunder1
Suns-Blazers0
The night in charts
Cavs-Bulls combined for 214, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-BullsCavs 106, Bulls 108
214
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 89
197
Lakers-ThunderLakers 96, Thunder 101
197
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-BullsCavs 106, Bulls 108
+2 CHI
Lakers-ThunderLakers 96, Thunder 101
+5 OKC
Suns-BlazersSuns 108, Blazers 89
+19 PHX
Hinrich shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HinrichCHI · 27 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
RichardsonPHX · 42 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
68% (13-19)
BaylessPOR · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
PauLAL · 17 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
Amar'ePHX · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 106Bulls 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs21242338106
Bulls32242329108
The story
Derrick Rose had 31 points as Chicago beat Cleveland 108-106

Antawn Jamison led Cleveland with 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 13-26 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Bulls won the first 32-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +11+11+11+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 96Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2723252196
Thunder22213127101
The story
Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 101-96 behind 29 points and 19 rebounds from Kevin Durant

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 17 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 29 PTS, 19 REB, 4 AST · 8-24 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-25 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Thunder.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5−7−1+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Blazers
Suns 108Blazers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns34321527108
Blazers1621232989
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 20 points carried Phoenix past Portland, 108-89

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 17 PTS, 7 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-16, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +18+29+21+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 42 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg1.0Last 2 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jason Richardson leads the day with 42

Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 20, 12, 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42Suns-Blazers · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Anfernee Hardaway ORL, Apr 29, 1997: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Season high42 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39Cavs-Bulls · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23, 31Bulls-Cavs · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29Thunder-Lakers · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 10, 27, 21, 8, 20, 11, 9, 23, 19, 27Thunder-Lakers · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 23, 13, 6, 30, 8, 8, 5, 27Bulls-Cavs · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST