FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 89–80.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons80
Magic89
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs99
Suns86
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs115
Blazers103
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2001–02Apr 25, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Blazers), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Pistons-Magic

Orlando rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 42 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+2+10+9ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2917171780
Magic1929251689
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29ORL29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 0, 15, 2, 0, 15, 9, 1, 20ORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 3, 21, 14, 18, 13, 6, 13, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Blazers · R1 · G3

Dallas gets past Portland

115–103, with Dallas ahead 64–61 at halftime. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Blazers
G1 · @ DALDAL96–86G2 · @ DALDAL103–99G3 · @ PORDAL115–103
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 218, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 115, Blazers 103
218
Spurs-SunsSpurs 99, Suns 86
185
Pistons-MagicPistons 80, Magic 89
169
ORL won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Pistons-MagicPistons 80, Magic 89
+9 ORL
Mavs-BlazersMavs 115, Blazers 103
+12 DAL
Spurs-SunsSpurs 99, Suns 86
+13 SAS
ORL erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pistons-MagicORL won · Pistons 80, Magic 89
10 pts
Mavs-BlazersDAL won · Mavs 115, Blazers 103
1 pt
Dirk shot 15-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DirkDAL · 42 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
75% (15-20)
LaFrentzDAL · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
Stephen JacksonSAS · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
ParkerSAS · 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (12-21)
StoudamirePOR · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 80Magic 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2917171780
Magic1929251689
The story
Tracy McGrady had 29 points as Orlando beat Detroit 89-80

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 22 REB, 8 PTS, 4 AST 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 10-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Magic took the second 29-17.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10+2+10+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 115Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs30342031115
Blazers22392418103
The story
Raef LaFrentz's 20 points carried Dallas past Portland, 115-103

For Portland, Bonzi Wells had 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB · 7-11 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 31-18.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +8+3−1+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 99Suns 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2528163099
Suns1818203086
The story
San Antonio beat Phoenix 99-86 behind 29 points from Tony Parker

Stephon Marbury paced Phoenix: 25 PTS, 7 AST 29 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 12-21 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+17+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan topped the game at 52.6 FPTS: 23 REB, 11 PTS, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.1Reg. season avg37.7Last 3 playoff games

37.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 42 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 42

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42Mavs-Blazers · W
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29Magic-Pistons · W
39.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 16, 7, 25, 10, 7, 2, 29Spurs-Suns · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32, 25Suns-Spurs · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22Pistons-Magic · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 0, 15, 2, 0, 15, 9, 1, 20Magic-Pistons · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST