FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 5 points, by MEM (vs SAS) and DAL (vs POR).

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs86
Grizzlies104
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM -2; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +18
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers82
Mavs93
Q1 DAL -5; Q2 DAL +1; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +11
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder101
Nuggets104
Q1 DEN +6; Q2 Nuggets 0; Q3 DEN +2; Q4 DEN +3
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Blazers-Mavs

Dallas beats Portland by 11, moves within one of advancing

Russell Westbrook goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+1+12+11DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2023201982
Mavs1529311893
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25DAL25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20DAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 5, 12, 9, 4, 18, 18, 16, 14, 18POR18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Gerald WallacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 29, 19, 14, 8, 18, 7, 10, 16POR16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Grizzlies · R1 · G4

Memphis goes up 3–1 on San Antonio

Game 4 went to the Grizzlies, 104–86. Mike Conley led Memphis with 15 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Grizzlies
G1 · @ SASMEM101–98G2 · @ SASSAS93–87G3 · @ MEMMEM91–88G4 · @ MEMMEM104–86
Lead changes
Thunder-Nuggets12
Spurs-Grizzlies6
The night in charts
Thunder-Nuggets combined for 205, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 104
205
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 104
190
Blazers-MavsBlazers 82, Mavs 93
175
DEN won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-NuggetsThunder 101, Nuggets 104
+3 DEN
Blazers-MavsBlazers 82, Mavs 93
+11 DAL
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 86, Grizzlies 104
+18 MEM
MEM rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-GrizzliesMEM won · Spurs 86, Grizzlies 104
5 pts
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 82, Mavs 93
5 pts
Parker shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
ArthurMEM · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Andre MillerPOR · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
57% (8-14)
LawsonDEN · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
50% (8-16)
Tony AllenMEM · 12 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Thunder-Nuggets
Thunder 101Nuggets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder20252432101
Nuggets26192633104
The story
Ty Lawson had 27 points as Denver beat Oklahoma City 104-101

Danilo Gallinari added 18 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +60+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 82Mavs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2023201982
Mavs1529311893
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 25 points carried Dallas past Portland, 93-82

For Portland, Gerald Wallace had 16 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 31-20, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −5+1+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 86Grizzlies 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2624152186
Grizzlies21273026104
The story
Memphis beat San Antonio 104-86 behind 15 points from Mike Conley

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 14 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-15 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Grizzlies.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5−2+13+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Zach Randolph topped the game at 29.3 FPTS: 11 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 27 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg19.8Last 3 playoff games

19.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 31

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31Thunder-Nuggets · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30Thunder-Nuggets · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 5, 37, 14, 6, 10, 20, 8, 27Nuggets-Thunder · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25Mavs-Blazers · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 7, 26, 15, 13, 12, 20, 12, 16, 23Spurs-Grizzlies · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20Mavs-Blazers · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST