FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed HOU by 8 after the first quarter and won 112–105.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bobcats97
Heat101
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Mavs113
Spurs92
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +13; Q4 DAL +21
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers112
Rockets105
Q1 POR -8; Q2 Blazers 0; Q3 POR +6; Q4 POR +7
On this day · 2012–13Apr 23, 2013: 3 games. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Knicks-Celtics), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Blazers-Rockets

LaMarcus Aldridge scores 43, Portland rallies past Houston

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-80+6+7POR AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23303029112
Rockets31222428105
Who led
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43POR43 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 15, 20, 19, 16, 13, 9, 31, 18POR18 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32HOU32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 26, 39, 32, 33, 10, 33, 33, 16, 27, 18HOU18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bobcats-Heat · R1 · G2

Miami leads Charlotte wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 101–97. Best quarter: the first, 29–19. LeBron James led Miami with 32 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Bobcats-Heat
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–88G2 · @ MIAMIA101–97
Lead changes
Bobcats-Heat7
Blazers-Rockets7
The night in charts
Blazers-Rockets combined for 217, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 105
217
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 92
205
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 97, Heat 101
198
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bobcats-HeatBobcats 97, Heat 101
+4 MIA
Blazers-RocketsBlazers 112, Rockets 105
+7 POR
Mavs-SpursMavs 113, Spurs 92
+21 DAL
Marion shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionDAL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
ManuSAS · 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
75% (9-12)
BoshMIA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Kidd-GilchristCHA · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
65% (11-17)
Final · Bobcats-Heat
Bobcats 97Heat 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bobcats1928252597
Heat29282222101
The story
Chris Bosh's 20 points carried Miami past Charlotte, 101-97

For Charlotte, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist had 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 REB · 8-11 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-19, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+10+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Rockets
Blazers 112Rockets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers23303029112
Rockets31222428105
The story
Damian Lillard had 18 points and 11 assists as Portland beat Houston 112-105

Terrence Jones led Houston with 13 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 3-14 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the Trail Blazers took the second 30-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −80+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 113Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24323225113
Spurs2328241792
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 113-92 behind 21 points from Monta Ellis

Manu Ginobili paced San Antonio: 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 32-24 third quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +1+5+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Shawn Marion topped the game at 39.0 FPTS: 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+21.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.2Reg. season avg44.5Last 2 playoff games

44.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 43 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 31.2 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LaMarcus Aldridge leads the day with 43

LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 5, 28, 31, 18, 25, 22, 18, 26, 46, 43Blazers-Rockets · W
44.5 PPG playoffs to date
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2000: 43 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
43 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 12, 21, 10, 17, 13, 20, 7, 27, 32Rockets-Blazers · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32Heat-Bobcats · W
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27Spurs-Mavs · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Michael Kidd-GilchristPoints, last 10 games: 7, 0, 4, 4, 10, 10, 8, 8, 5, 22Bobcats-Heat · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21Mavs-Spurs · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST