FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Raptors91
Pistons96
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +5
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves110
Mavs122
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2000–01Apr 24, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pacers), 45 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Raptors-Pistons

Jerry Stackhouse scores 31 in Detroit win over Toronto

Kevin Garnett goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+5+5DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3019182491
Pistons2719262496
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 18, 14, 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31DET31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 20, 18, 18, 26, 21, 15, 5, 13DET13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 14, 4, 9, 7, 3, 3, 0, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 24, 24, 9, 14, 15, 21, 15, 21TOR21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Wolves-Mavs · R1 · G2

Dallas leads Minnesota wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 122–110. Best quarter: the third, 34–27. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Mavs
G1 · @ DALDAL101–94G2 · @ DALDAL122–110
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 232, 45 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 122
232
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 96
187
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 91, Pistons 96
+5 DET
Wolves-MavsWolves 110, Mavs 122
+12 DAL
Van Exel shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van ExelDAL · 17 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB
58% (7-12)
ChildsTOR · 22 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
LaFrentzDAL · 14 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Antonio DavisTOR · 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
SzczerbiakMIN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
53% (9-17)
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 91Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors3019182491
Pistons2719262496
The story
Ben Wallace had 15 rebounds and 7 points as Detroit beat Toronto 96-91

Antonio Davis led Toronto with 21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 15 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 3-7 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Pistons took the third 26-18.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−3+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Childs led the game in fantasy with 50.0 FPTS (22 PTS, 14 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Wolves-Mavs
Wolves 110Mavs 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves28312724110
Mavs33303425122
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 31 points and 15 rebounds carried Dallas past Minnesota, 122-110

For Minnesota, Chauncey Billups had 25 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 31 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 34-27, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+4+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 31

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 22, 15, 18, 35, 20, 6, 19, 31Wolves-Mavs · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31Mavs-Wolves · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 18, 14, 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31Pistons-Raptors · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 27, 25, 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28Mavs-Wolves · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 16, 16, 17, 19, 20, 15, 25Wolves-Mavs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25, 25Wolves-Mavs · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST