FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 21, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 7 after the first quarter and won 84–76.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns76
Spurs84
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Celtics77
Pacers89
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz95
Kings108
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +13
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Suns-Spurs

San Antonio evens the series with Phoenix at 1–1

Tim Duncan goes for 22 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+1+8SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2318211476
Spurs1631162184
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 22, 8, 10, 8, 12, 23, 23SAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 13, 25, 11, 18, 15, 21, 17, 22SAS22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32PHX32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 5, 10, 24, 10, 6, 2, 11, 17PHX17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Jazz-Kings combined for 203, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-KingsJazz 95, Kings 108
203
Celtics-PacersCeltics 77, Pacers 89
166
Suns-SpursSuns 76, Spurs 84
160
SAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 76, Spurs 84
+8 SAS
Celtics-PacersCeltics 77, Pacers 89
+12 IND
Jazz-KingsJazz 95, Kings 108
+13 SAC
Peja shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
Mark JacksonUTA · 14 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
O'NealIND · 23 PTS, 20 REB, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 76Spurs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2318211476
Spurs1631162184
The story
Stephen Jackson had 23 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 84-76

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 12 REB, 6 PTS 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Spurs took the second 31-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7+6+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 77Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2424171277
Pacers3321161989
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 23 points and 20 rebounds carried Indiana past Boston, 89-77

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 14 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST 23 PTS, 20 REB · 9-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-24, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +9+6+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 95Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2220223195
Kings25322526108
The story
Sacramento beat Utah 108-95 behind 29 points from Peja Stojakovic

Andrei Kirilenko paced Utah: 17 PTS, 6 REB 29 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-16 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-20 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+15+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.8Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Pacers · R1 · G2

Indiana never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 89–77. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Pacers
G1 · @ INDBOS103–100G2 · @ INDIND89–77
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 32

Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32Suns-Spurs · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29Kings-Jazz · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23Pacers-Celtics · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 22, 8, 10, 8, 12, 23, 23Spurs-Suns · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 13, 25, 11, 18, 15, 21, 17, 22Spurs-Suns · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 7, 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22, 19Celtics-Pacers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST