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Saturday, April 19, 2003Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by DAL (vs POR) and BOS (vs IND).

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks96
Nets109
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +29; Q4 NJN +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics103
Pacers100
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +3
Final · OT · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns96
Spurs95
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers86
Mavs96
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz90
Kings96
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +6
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Celtics-Pacers

Paul Pierce scores 40 as Boston beats Indiana

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 46 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-10+3BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26261734103
Pacers29292121100
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40BOS40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 15, 7, 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 13, 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 29, 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24IND24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Bucks-Nets combined for 205, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-NetsBucks 96, Nets 109
205
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 100
203
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 95
191
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 96
186
Blazers-MavsBlazers 86, Mavs 96
182
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 96, Spurs 95
+1 PHX
Celtics-PacersCeltics 103, Pacers 100
+3 BOS
Jazz-KingsJazz 90, Kings 96
+6 SAC
Blazers-MavsBlazers 86, Mavs 96
+10 DAL
Bucks-NetsBucks 96, Nets 109
+13 NJN
DAL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsDAL won · Blazers 86, Mavs 96
10 pts
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 103, Pacers 100
10 pts
Suns-SpursPHX won · Suns 96, Spurs 95
7 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 90, Kings 96
6 pts
Tim Thomas shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tim ThomasMIL · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
71% (10-14)
Amar'ePHX · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK
69% (9-13)
OstertagUTA · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
World PeaceIND · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 96Spurs 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns16192527996
Spurs23172324895
The story
Shawn Marion's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 96-95 in OT

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 17 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-19 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 27-24.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7−5−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 103Pacers 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics26261734103
Pacers29292121100
The story
Antoine Walker had 22 points as Boston beat Indiana 103-100

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 34-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3−6−10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 86Mavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2131122286
Mavs2319282696
The story
Dallas beat Portland 96-86 behind 13 points from Michael Finley

Bonzi Wells paced Portland: 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 13 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 5-12 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

A 28-12 third quarter erased a 10-point hole for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2−10+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.1Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 48 minutes, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg46.5Today

46 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−13.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 19 minutes, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · Blazers-Mavs · R1 · G1

Dallas takes Game 1, leads Portland 1–0

96–86 in Dallas. The first round series continues. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 46 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Mavs
G1 · @ DALDAL96–86
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 46

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46Mavs-Blazers · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high46 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40Celtics-Pacers · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 28, 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27Kings-Jazz · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 4, 8, 19, 21, 8, 15, 26Blazers-Mavs · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26Suns-Spurs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 13, 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26Pacers-Celtics · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST