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Sunday, April 20, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic99
Pistons94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers117
Wolves98
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +19
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets90
Sixers98
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
On this day · 2001–02Apr 20, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Magic-Pistons

Tracy McGrady scores 43 as Orlando wins in Detroit

Allen Iverson goes for 55 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9+4+5ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2425272399
Pistons1921322294
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43ORL43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 7, 8, 19, 9, 2, 15, 13, 18ORL18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 12, 29, 16, 28, 11, 4, 21DET21 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Hornets-Sixers · R1 · G1

Philadelphia leads New Orleans wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 98–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–22. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 55 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 215, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 117, Wolves 98
215
Magic-PistonsMagic 99, Pistons 94
193
Hornets-SixersHornets 90, Sixers 98
188
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-PistonsMagic 99, Pistons 94
+5 ORL
Hornets-SixersHornets 90, Sixers 98
+8 PHI
Lakers-WolvesLakers 117, Wolves 98
+19 LAL
AI shot 21-of-32 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
AIPHI · 55 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
66% (21-32)
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
T-MacORL · 43 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (15-28)
KobeLAL · 39 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
53% (16-30)
KGMIN · 23 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
52% (11-21)
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 99Pistons 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2425272399
Pistons1921322294
The story
Drew Gooden had 18 points and 14 rebounds as Orlando beat Detroit 99-94

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 13 REB, 7 PTS 18 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

The Magic won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+9+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 90Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2024242290
Sixers2722212898
The story
Eric Snow's 15 points and 10 assists carried Philadelphia past New Orleans, 98-90

For New Orleans, Jamal Mashburn had 28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 3-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +7+5+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 117Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers39272229117
Wolves2329242298
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 117-98 behind 39 points and 8 assists from Kobe Bryant

Troy Hudson paced Minnesota: 17 PTS, 4 AST 39 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB · 16-30 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 39-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +16+14+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 60.3 FPTS: 23 PTS, 14 REB, 7 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+27.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg55Today

55 points today in 47 minutes, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.9Reg. season avg3Today

3 points today in 32 minutes, against 15.9 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 55

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55Sixers-Hornets · W
55.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high55 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43Magic-Pistons · W
43.0 PPG playoffs to date
43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39Lakers-Wolves · W
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 24, 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28Hornets-Sixers · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28Pistons-Magic · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST