FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 2014Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 109–108.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers91
Hawks88
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND -6; Q3 IND +1; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs108
Mavs109
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +1
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat98
Bobcats85
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +12; Q3 MIA +21; Q4 MIA +13
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder92
Grizzlies89
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +7; Q3 OKC +12; Q4 Thunder 0; OT1 OKC +3
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Spurs-Mavs

Dallas takes Game 3, leads San Antonio 2–1

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+5+3+1DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs34202034108
Mavs27321832109
Who led
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29DAL29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 15, 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18DAL18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 17, 13, 10, 20, 12, 27, 11, 22SAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 6, 10, 18, 10, 12, 21, 12, 19SAS19 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs18
Pacers-Hawks14
Thunder-Grizzlies14
Shot of the night

Vince's three at the buzzer puts the Mavericks ahead, 109-108 final

The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 217, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 108, Mavs 109
217
Heat-BobcatsHeat 98, Bobcats 85
183
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 92, Grizzlies 89
181
Pacers-HawksPacers 91, Hawks 88
179
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 108, Mavs 109
+1 DAL
Pacers-HawksPacers 91, Hawks 88
+3 IND
Thunder-GrizzliesThunder 92, Grizzlies 89
+3 OKC
Heat-BobcatsHeat 98, Bobcats 85
+13 MIA
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 108, Mavs 109
7 pts
Pacers-HawksIND won · Pacers 91, Hawks 88
6 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 98, Bobcats 85
4 pts
Thunder-GrizzliesOKC won · Thunder 92, Grizzlies 89
3 pts
Calderon shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CalderonDAL · 16 PTS, 9 AST
70% (7-10)
Reggie JacksonOKC · 32 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
JeffersonCHA · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK
62% (8-13)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
LeBronMIA · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 108Mavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs34202034108
Mavs27321832109
The story
Dallas beat San Antonio 109-108 behind 29 points from Monta Ellis

Kawhi Leonard paced San Antonio: 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 29 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 12-22 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −7+5+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 40.0 FPTS: 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Final · Thunder-Grizzlies
Thunder 92Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Thunder152722161292
Grizzlies18171728989
The story
Kevin Durant had 15 points and 13 rebounds as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 92-89 in OT

Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST · 5-21 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Thunder took the second 27-17.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −3+7+120+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Mike Conley led the game in fantasy with 47.8 FPTS (14 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Pacers-Hawks
Pacers 91Hawks 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2913242591
Hawks2226172388
The story
Paul George's 24 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Atlanta, 91-88

For Atlanta, Kyle Korver had 15 PTS, 9 REB 24 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 29-22, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7−6+1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg13.2Last 3 playoff games

13.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Hawks · R1 · G4

Indiana wins Game 4 over Atlanta, 91–88

First round series: Indiana 2, Atlanta 2. Paul George led Indiana with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Hawks
G1 · @ INDATL101–93G2 · @ INDIND101–85G3 · @ ATLATL98–85G4 · @ ATLIND91–88
Top performances

Reggie Jackson leads the day with 32

Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 11, 8, 4, 15, 9, 2, 4, 32Thunder-Grizzlies · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +27.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high32 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30Heat-Bobcats · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 24, 14, 27, 11, 25, 19, 14, 29Hawks-Pacers · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29Mavs-Spurs · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24Pacers-Hawks · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 21, 18, 18, 19, 16, 16, 14, 23Grizzlies-Thunder · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST