FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 19, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 6 after the first quarter and won 88–82.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Knicks93
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hawks82
Magic88
Q1 ORL -6; Q2 ORL +6; Q3 ORL +11; Q4 ORL +6
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers89
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -2; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +12
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Hawks-Magic

Dwight Howard posts 33 and 19 as Orlando beats Atlanta

Carmelo Anthony goes for 42 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+11+6ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2220122882
Magic1632172388
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33ORL33 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 21, 17, 18, 17, 19, 6, 27, 13ORL13 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25ATL25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 13, 26, 6, 21, 17, 4, 15, 17ATL17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Knicks-Celtics22
Blazers-Mavs7
Hawks-Magic5
Shot of the night

KG's jumper with 13 seconds left puts the Celtics ahead, 96-93 final

The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 190, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 89, Mavs 101
190
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 93, Celtics 96
189
Hawks-MagicHawks 82, Magic 88
170
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Knicks-CelticsKnicks 93, Celtics 96
+3 BOS
Hawks-MagicHawks 82, Magic 88
+6 ORL
Blazers-MavsBlazers 89, Mavs 101
+12 DAL
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hawks-MagicORL won · Hawks 82, Magic 88
6 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 89, Mavs 101
2 pts
Knicks-CelticsBOS won · Knicks 93, Celtics 96
1 pt
Dwight shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 33 PTS, 19 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
75% (9-12)
KiddDAL · 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
PejaDAL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Josh SmithATL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
RondoBOS · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
57% (13-23)
Final · Knicks-Celtics
Knicks 93Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2124222693
Celtics2321302296
The story
Rajon Rondo had 30 points as Boston beat New York 96-93

Toney Douglas led New York with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 13-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Celtics took the third 30-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−1+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 82Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2220122882
Magic1632172388
The story
Jameer Nelson's 13 points carried Orlando past Atlanta, 88-82

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 13 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 4-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Magic trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 32-20.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −6+6+11+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 89Mavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2428201789
Mavs22282328101
The story
Dallas beat Portland 101-89 behind 33 points from Dirk Nowitzki

LaMarcus Aldridge paced Portland: 24 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −2−2+1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg39.5Last 2 playoff games

39.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 33 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.8Reg. season avg32.5Today

33 minutes today, against 12.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 2 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Blazers-Mavs · R1 · G2

Dallas wins Game 2 over Portland, 101–89

First round series: Dallas 2, Portland 0. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Mavs
G1 · @ DALDAL89–81G2 · @ DALDAL101–89
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 42

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 39, 25, 23, 31, 25, 34, 21, 15, 42Knicks-Celtics · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 2, 2024: 42 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
42 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 26, 31, 18, 15, 19, 13, 46, 33Magic-Hawks · W
39.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33Mavs-Blazers · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 13, 4, 16, 7, 20, 7, 10, 30Celtics-Knicks · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 15, 20, 13, 13, 13, 14, 23, 25Hawks-Magic · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 9, 24, 32, 18, 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24Blazers-Mavs · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST