FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 28, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ATL by 8 after three quarters and won 91–87.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks91
Hawks87
Q1 MIL +1; Q2 MIL -3; Q3 MIL -8; Q4 MIL +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz102
Nuggets116
Q1 DEN -2; Q2 DEN -2; Q3 DEN +5; Q4 DEN +14
On this day · 2008–09Apr 28, 2009: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Bucks-Hawks

Milwaukee rallies from 8 down to win Game 5

Deron Williams goes for 34 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3-8+4MIL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2419183091
Hawks2323231887
Who led
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25MIL25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
John SalmonsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 21, 28, 12, 16, 21, 22, 22, 19MIL19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25ATL25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 8, 18, 11, 12, 11, 8, 4, 22ATL22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Jazz-Nuggets · R1 · G5

Denver gets one back against Utah

Game 5: 116–102. Utah leads the first round series 3–2. Carmelo Anthony led Denver with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN126–113G2 · @ DENUTA114–111G3 · @ UTAUTA105–93G4 · @ UTAUTA117–106G5 · @ DENDEN116–102
Lead changes
Jazz-Nuggets12
Bucks-Hawks9
The night in charts
Jazz-Nuggets combined for 218, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 102, Nuggets 116
218
Bucks-HawksBucks 91, Hawks 87
178
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-HawksBucks 91, Hawks 87
+4 MIL
Jazz-NuggetsJazz 102, Nuggets 116
+14 DEN
MIL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-HawksMIL won · Bucks 91, Hawks 87
8 pts
Jazz-NuggetsDEN won · Jazz 102, Nuggets 116
2 pts
Marvin Williams shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Marvin WilliamsATL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
BoozerUTA · 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
MillsapUTA · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
54% (7-13)
HorfordATL · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
52% (11-21)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB
50% (10-20)
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 91Hawks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2419183091
Hawks2323231887
The story
Brandon Jennings had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Atlanta 91-87

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 13 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Bucks took the fourth 30-18.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +1−3−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford led the game in fantasy with 46.7 FPTS (25 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Jazz-Nuggets
Jazz 102Nuggets 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz27252921102
Nuggets25253630116
The story
Carmelo Anthony's 26 points and 11 rebounds carried Denver past Utah, 116-102

For Utah, Carlos Boozer had 25 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 7-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-21, was where the Nuggets built it.

DEN lead by quarter
200 −2−2+5+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 34 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg18.4Last 3 playoff games

18.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 12 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39.4Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 34

Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 42, 12, 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34Jazz-Nuggets · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 19, 21, 29, 42, 32, 25, 39, 26Nuggets-Jazz · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25Jazz-Nuggets · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25Hawks-Bucks · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25Bucks-Hawks · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 8, 8, 18, 11, 12, 11, 8, 4, 22Hawks-Bucks · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST