FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2014Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 5 after the first quarter and won 93–89.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat109
Bobcats98
Q1 MIA -1; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hawks107
Pacers97
Q1 ATL -1; Q2 ATL +21; Q3 ATL +20; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs93
Mavs89
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +4
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Spurs-Mavs

San Antonio evens the series with Dallas at 2–2

Paul George goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+14+8+4SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1832232093
Mavs2313292489
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27, 12, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 0, 11, 11, 0, 4, 4, 7, 17SAS17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20DAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 21, 19, 23, 30, 11, 16, 18, 19DAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Bobcats17
Hawks-Pacers5
Spurs-Mavs5
The night in charts
Heat-Bobcats combined for 207, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-BobcatsHeat 109, Bobcats 98
207
Hawks-PacersHawks 107, Pacers 97
204
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 89
182
SAS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-MavsSpurs 93, Mavs 89
+4 SAS
Hawks-PacersHawks 107, Pacers 97
+10 ATL
Heat-BobcatsHeat 109, Bobcats 98
+11 MIA
SAS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsSAS won · Spurs 93, Mavs 89
5 pts
Heat-BobcatsMIA won · Heat 109, Bobcats 98
2 pts
Hawks-PacersATL won · Hawks 107, Pacers 97
1 pt
Kemba shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KembaCHA · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
WatsonIND · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
BoshMIA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST
58% (7-12)
DiawSAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
58% (7-12)
GeorgeIND · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST, 6 STL
56% (9-16)
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 93Mavs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1832232093
Mavs2313292489
The story
Manu Ginobili had 23 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 93-89

Monta Ellis led Dallas with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 7-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Spurs took the second 32-13.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5+14+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Pacers
Hawks 107Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks20412620107
Pacers2119273097
The story
Shelvin Mack's 20 points carried Atlanta past Indiana, 107-97

For Indiana, David West had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Hawks trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 41-19.

ATL lead by quarter
300 −1+21+20+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bobcats
Heat 109Bobcats 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat26263225109
Bobcats2727172798
The story
Miami beat Charlotte 109-98 behind 17 points from Chris Bosh

Josh McRoberts paced Charlotte: 10 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 32-17 third quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −1−2+13+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.3Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.3 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 23 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.3Reg. season avg10.9Last 3 playoff games

10.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Heat-Bobcats · R1 · G4

Miami closes out Charlotte in four

Miami won Game 4, 109–98, to take the first round series 4–0. LeBron James led Miami with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Bobcats
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–88G2 · @ MIAMIA101–97G3 · @ CHAMIA98–85G4 · @ CHAMIA109–98
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31Heat-Bobcats · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kemba WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 20, 17, 5, 22, 20, 16, 13, 29Bobcats-Heat · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 26, 18, 22, 20, 24, 27, 12, 24, 26Pacers-Hawks · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 7, 10, 10, 10, 17, 27, 12, 23Spurs-Mavs · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Shelvin MackPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 0, 13, 11, 8, 4, 3, 7, 20Hawks-Pacers · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Monta EllisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 16, 24, 37, 18, 11, 21, 29, 20Mavs-Spurs · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST