FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 23, 2011Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 18 after three quarters and won 84–82.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls84
Pacers89
Q1 IND +4; Q2 IND +16; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs82
Blazers84
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -2; Q3 POR -18; Q4 POR +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs88
Grizzlies91
Q1 MEM +9; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +5; Q4 MEM +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder97
Nuggets94
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC -2; Q4 OKC +3
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Mavs-Blazers

Portland rallies from 18 down to win Game 4

Serge Ibaka goes for 22 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2-18+2POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1621301582
Blazers1124143584
Who led
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 5, 11, 5, 2, 2, 0, 16, 24POR24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 17, 12, 24, 22, 27, 24, 20, 18POR18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13DAL13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Thunder-Nuggets · R1 · G3

OKC takes Game 3, leads Denver 3–0

97–94 in Denver. The first round series continues. Kevin Durant led OKC with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Nuggets
G1 · @ OKCOKC107–103G2 · @ OKCOKC106–89G3 · @ DENOKC97–94
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets10
Spurs-Grizzlies6
Mavs-Blazers3
Bulls-Pacers0
The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 191, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 97, Nuggets 94
191
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 88, Grizzlies 91
179
Bulls-PacersBulls 84, Pacers 89
173
Mavs-BlazersMavs 82, Blazers 84
166
4 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-BlazersMavs 82, Blazers 84
+2 POR
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 88, Grizzlies 91
+3 MEM
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 97, Nuggets 94
+3 OKC
Bulls-PacersBulls 84, Pacers 89
+5 IND
POR erased a 18-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-BlazersPOR won · Mavs 82, Blazers 84
18 pts
Thunder-NuggetsOKC won · Thunder 97, Nuggets 94
5 pts
Roy shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RoyPOR · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
69% (9-13)
NoahCHI · 21 PTS, 14 REB
62% (8-13)
MarionDAL · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST
55% (6-11)
GasolMEM · 17 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
HibbertIND · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 82Blazers 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1621301582
Blazers1124143584
The story
LaMarcus Aldridge had 18 points as Portland beat Dallas 84-82

Shawn Marion led Dallas with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

Down 18 after the third, the Trail Blazers took the fourth 35-15.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−2−18+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 97Nuggets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2630152697
Nuggets3118242194
The story
Russell Westbrook's 23 points and 8 assists carried Oklahoma City past Denver, 97-94

For Denver, Nene Hilario had 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 6-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 30-18.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −5+7−2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 88Grizzlies 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2022242288
Grizzlies2923192091
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 91-88 behind 25 points from Zach Randolph

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 29-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +9+10+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 50.2 FPTS: 13 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 22 points, 16 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 26

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26Thunder-Nuggets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 28, 22, 14, 27, 14, 25, 11, 25Grizzlies-Spurs · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 25, 28, 20, 24, 19, 21, 24Pacers-Bulls · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Brandon RoyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 5, 11, 5, 2, 2, 0, 16, 24Blazers-Mavs · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23Thunder-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 23, 6, 18, 25, 12, 0, 17, 23Spurs-Grizzlies · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST