FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 21, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed PHI by 8 after the first quarter and won 100–94.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls88
Pacers84
Q1 CHI +4; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +4
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat100
Sixers94
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs92
Blazers97
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +3; Q4 POR +5
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Sixers

Dwyane Wade scores 32, Miami rallies past Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-2+6MIA AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21292327100
Sixers2923231994
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 32, 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32MIA32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24MIA24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 12, 24, 22, 22, 8, 17, 3, 21PHI21 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 11, 11, 13, 15, 21, 19, 12, 20PHI20 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pacers · R1 · G3

Chicago beats Indiana, 88–84

Chicago led 65–64 after three and won by 4. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Pacers
G1 · @ CHICHI104–99G2 · @ CHICHI96–90G3 · @ INDCHI88–84
Lead changes
Bulls-Pacers9
Mavs-Blazers7
Heat-Sixers3
Shot of the night

D-Rose's layup with 17 seconds left breaks the tie, 88-84 final

The night in charts
Heat-Sixers combined for 194, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-SixersHeat 100, Sixers 94
194
Mavs-BlazersMavs 92, Blazers 97
189
Bulls-PacersBulls 88, Pacers 84
172
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-PacersBulls 88, Pacers 84
+4 CHI
Mavs-BlazersMavs 92, Blazers 97
+5 POR
Heat-SixersHeat 100, Sixers 94
+6 MIA
Terry shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
TerryDAL · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
MatthewsPOR · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
BrandPHI · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
RoyPOR · 16 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
HawesPHI · 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Bulls-Pacers
Bulls 88Pacers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2121232388
Pacers1725222084
The story
Chicago beat Indiana 88-84 behind 23 points from Derrick Rose

Paul George paced Indiana: 12 REB, 6 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 4-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

A 21-17 first quarter did the most damage for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 +40+1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luol Deng topped the game at 39.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST

Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 92Blazers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2329202092
Blazers2826212297
The story
Wesley Matthews' 25 points carried Portland past Dallas, 97-92

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 8-12 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-23, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+2+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Terry was the fantasy play: 44.2 FPTS on 29 PTS, 7 AST

Final · Heat-Sixers
Heat 100Sixers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21292327100
Sixers2923231994
The story
Chris Bosh had 19 points as Miami beat Philadelphia 100-94

Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 10 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 27-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−2−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.9Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg11.2Last 3 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 32

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 33, 32, 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32Heat-Sixers · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29Mavs-Blazers · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25Mavs-Blazers · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 17, 18, 18, 13, 18, 2, 13, 25Blazers-Mavs · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 31, 29, 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24Heat-Sixers · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36, 23Bulls-Pacers · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST