FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 26, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NOH by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–90.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks76
Magic101
Q1 ORL +13; Q2 ORL +23; Q3 ORL +26; Q4 ORL +25
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers89
Bulls116
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +8; Q3 CHI +19; Q4 CHI +27
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hornets90
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -9; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2009–10Apr 26, 2010: 3 games. Top scorer: Joe Johnson (Hawks-Bucks), 29 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hornets-Lakers

Lakers win Game 5 over New Orleans, 106–90

Luol Deng goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+3+7+16LAL AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3219211890
Lakers23312527106
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19LAL19 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 3, 12, 4, 13, 17, 14, 11, 18LAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 11, 5, 6, 6, 22, 12, 19, 22NOH22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 18, 13, 14, 10, 4, 5, 7, 21NOH21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hawks-Magic · R1 · G5

Orlando leads Atlanta wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 101–76. Best quarter: the second, 32–22. Jason Richardson led Orlando with 17 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Hawks-Magic
G1 · @ ORLATL103–93G2 · @ ORLORL88–82G3 · @ ATLATL88–84G4 · @ ATLATL88–85G5 · @ ORLORL101–76
Lead changes
Hornets-Lakers10
Hawks-Magic5
Pacers-Bulls0
The night in charts
Pacers-Bulls combined for 205, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BullsPacers 89, Bulls 116
205
Hornets-LakersHornets 90, Lakers 106
196
Hawks-MagicHawks 76, Magic 101
177
LAL won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Hornets-LakersHornets 90, Lakers 106
+16 LAL
Hawks-MagicHawks 76, Magic 101
+25 ORL
Pacers-BullsPacers 89, Bulls 116
+27 CHI
Kobe shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BelinelliNOH · 21 PTS, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
BynumLAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
DengCHI · 24 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
50% (7-14)
CP3NOH · 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Hornets-Lakers
Hornets 90Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets3219211890
Lakers23312527106
The story
Pau Gasol's 16 points carried Los Angeles past New Orleans, 106-90

For New Orleans, Trevor Ariza had 22 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 9 going into the second, then won it 31-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −9+3+7+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul was the fantasy play: 42.3 FPTS on 20 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB

Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 76Magic 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1322182376
Magic26322122101
The story
Orlando beat Atlanta 101-76 behind 17 points from Jason Richardson

Josh Smith paced Atlanta: 22 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 first quarter did the most damage for the Magic.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +13+23+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Al Horford topped the game at 36.8 FPTS: 14 REB, 9 PTS, 6 AST

Final · Pacers-Bulls
Pacers 89Bulls 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2521192489
Bulls36183032116
The story
Joakim Noah had 14 points as Chicago beat Indiana 116-89

Danny Granger led Indiana with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Bulls won the first 36-25, their biggest quarter edge.

CHI lead by quarter
300 +11+8+19+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 7 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 24.5 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 21 points, 0 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 25

Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 30, 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36, 23, 15, 25Bulls-Pacers · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 15, 23, 11, 18, 14, 21, 16, 24Bulls-Pacers · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 26, 6, 21, 17, 4, 15, 17, 15, 9, 22Hawks-Magic · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 11, 5, 6, 6, 22, 12, 19, 22Hornets-Lakers · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 5, 9, 18, 13, 14, 10, 4, 5, 7, 21Hornets-Lakers · L
9.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 7, 0, 15, 7, 33, 20, 22, 27, 20Hornets-Lakers · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST