FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 27, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Heat86
Celtics96
Q1 Celtics +8; Q2 Celtics +10; Q3 Celtics +6; Q4 Celtics +10
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bulls94
Cavs96
Q1 Cavs +1; Q2 Cavs +7; Q3 Cavs +2; Q4 Cavs +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Spurs81
Mavs103
Q1 Mavs +6; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +18; Q4 Mavs +22
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Thunder87
Lakers111
Q1 Lakers +15; Q2 Lakers +21; Q3 Lakers +28; Q4 Lakers +24
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Bulls-Cavs

Cleveland finishes off Chicago, wins the series 4–1

Caron Butler goes for 35 points

Game flow · Cavs margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+7+2+2Cavs AHEAD ↑Bulls AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2622232394
Cavs2728182396
Who led
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 19, 7, 15, 14, 19, 24, 25Cavs25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19Cavs19 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23, 31, 21, 31Bulls31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 7, 11, 12, 20, 20, 16, 26Bulls26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Heat-Celtics · R1 · G5

Boston leads Miami wire to wire

Boston was ahead at every break and won 96–86. Best quarter: the first, 29–21. Ray Allen led Boston with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Celtics
G1 · @ CelticsCeltics85–76G2 · @ CelticsCeltics106–77G3 · @ HeatCeltics100–98G4 · @ HeatHeat101–92G5 · @ CelticsCeltics96–86
Lead changes
Bulls-Cavs16
Heat-Celtics6
Spurs-Mavs2
Thunder-Lakers0
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 198, 8 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 87, Lakers 111
198
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 96
190
Spurs-MavsSpurs 81, Mavs 103
184
Heat-CelticsHeat 86, Celtics 96
182
Cavs won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Bulls-CavsBulls 94, Cavs 96
+2 Cavs
Heat-CelticsHeat 86, Celtics 96
+10 Celtics
Spurs-MavsSpurs 81, Mavs 103
+22 Mavs
Thunder-LakersThunder 87, Lakers 111
+24 Lakers
Bynum shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BynumLakers · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
PauLakers · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PierceCeltics · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Ray AllenCeltics · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
JamisonCavs · 25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Bulls-Cavs
Bulls 94Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2622232394
Cavs2728182396
The story
LeBron James had 19 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Chicago 96-94

Derrick Rose led Chicago with 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 5-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

Cavs lead by quarter
200 +1+7+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Celtics
Heat 86Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2117272186
Celtics2919232596
The story
Boston beat Miami 96-86 behind 16 points and 12 assists from Rajon Rondo

Mario Chalmers paced Miami: 20 PTS, 4 REB 16 PTS, 12 AST, 8 REB, 4 STL · 6-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 +8+10+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade topped the game at 58.6 FPTS: 31 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB

Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 81Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2125181781
Mavs27262921103
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 15 points carried Dallas past San Antonio, 103-81

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 18 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 15 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-18, was where the Mavericks built it.

Mavs lead by quarter
300 +6+7+18+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.6Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Caron Butler leads the day with 35

Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 18, 15, 20, 22, 17, 2, 17, 35Mavs-Spurs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +20.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29, 34, 46, 31Heat-Celtics · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 26, 39, 27, 28, 23, 31, 21, 31Bulls-Cavs · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 14, 7, 11, 12, 20, 20, 16, 26Bulls-Cavs · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25Lakers-Thunder · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 23, 19, 7, 15, 14, 19, 24, 25Cavs-Bulls · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST