FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 25, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 11 at halftime and won 92–89.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics92
Heat101
Q1 MIA +13; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA -6; Q4 MIA +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs121
Bulls98
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +10; Q3 CLE +23; Q4 CLE +23
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs89
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nuggets106
Jazz117
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +18; Q4 UTA +11
On this day · 2008–09Apr 25, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (Spurs-Mavs), 43 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Mavs-Spurs

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Dallas 3–1

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-11+7+3SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1731113089
Spurs2017292692
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 9, 6, 6, 6, 0, 7, 17, 29SAS29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 10, 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 40, 39, 25, 19, 36, 24, 35, 17DAL17 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 23, 18, 15, 20, 22, 17, 2, 17DAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat · R1 · G4

Miami avoids elimination, forces Game 5

101–92 over Boston. The first round series is 3–1. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 46 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Heat
G1 · @ BOSBOS85–76G2 · @ BOSBOS106–77G3 · @ MIABOS100–98G4 · @ MIAMIA101–92
Lead changes
Cavs-Bulls11
Mavs-Spurs6
Celtics-Heat5
Nuggets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Nuggets-Jazz combined for 223, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 106, Jazz 117
223
Cavs-BullsCavs 121, Bulls 98
219
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 101
193
Mavs-SpursMavs 89, Spurs 92
181
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 89, Spurs 92
+3 SAS
Celtics-HeatCeltics 92, Heat 101
+9 MIA
Nuggets-JazzNuggets 106, Jazz 117
+11 UTA
Cavs-BullsCavs 121, Bulls 98
+23 CLE
SAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-SpursSAS won · Mavs 89, Spurs 92
11 pts
Celtics-HeatMIA won · Celtics 92, Heat 101
6 pts
KG shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
George HillSAS · 29 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
69% (11-16)
BoozerUTA · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
68% (13-19)
D WadeMIA · 46 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
67% (16-24)
LeBronCLE · 37 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST, 2 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 89Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1731113089
Spurs2017292692
The story
George Hill had 29 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 92-89

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 4 REB · 11-16 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Spurs took the third 29-11.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3−11+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 92Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1825341592
Heat31182230101
The story
Miami beat Boston 101-92 behind 20 points from Quentin Richardson

Kevin Garnett paced Boston: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 fourth quarter erased a 6-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +13+6−6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Bulls
Cavs 121Bulls 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs24383722121
Bulls2131242298
The story
Antawn Jamison's 24 points carried Cleveland past Chicago, 121-98

For Chicago, Derrick Rose had 21 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 37-24, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +3+10+23+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 46 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 46

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34, 46Heat-Celtics · W
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Nov 10, 1999: 46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Season high46 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25, 39Nuggets-Jazz · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37Cavs-Bulls · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Pascal Siakam TOR, Oct 21, 2022: 37 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
37 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31Jazz-Nuggets · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 19, 30, 9, 6, 6, 6, 0, 7, 17, 29Spurs-Mavs · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24Jazz-Nuggets · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST