FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2003Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 12 at halftime and won 102–92.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers92
Celtics102
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Wolves97
Lakers102
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons92
Magic100
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs79
Blazers98
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +19
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs84
Suns86
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +2
On this day · 2001–02Apr 27, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hornets), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pacers-Celtics

Paul Pierce scores 37, Boston rallies past Indiana

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 34 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-12+11+10BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2523143092
Celtics19173729102
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37BOS37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 11, 3, 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25IND25 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 11, 18, 6, 2, 12, 10, 7, 21IND21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 199, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 97, Lakers 102
199
Pacers-CelticsPacers 92, Celtics 102
194
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 100
192
Mavs-BlazersMavs 79, Blazers 98
177
Spurs-SunsSpurs 84, Suns 86
170
2 of 5 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 84, Suns 86
+2 PHX
Wolves-LakersWolves 97, Lakers 102
+5 LAL
Pistons-MagicPistons 92, Magic 100
+8 ORL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 92, Celtics 102
+10 BOS
Mavs-BlazersMavs 79, Blazers 98
+19 POR
BOS erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 92, Celtics 102
12 pts
Pistons-MagicORL won · Pistons 92, Magic 100
10 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 84, Suns 86
7 pts
Mavs-BlazersPOR won · Mavs 79, Blazers 98
3 pts
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 97, Lakers 102
3 pts
Brad Miller shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Brad MillerIND · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
60% (9-15)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Clifford RobinsonDET · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
RandolphPOR · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 84Suns 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1723232184
Suns1915223086
The story
Shawn Marion's 17 points and 14 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 86-84

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 24 PTS, 11 REB 17 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 7 going into the fourth, then won it 30-21.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +2−6−7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 97Lakers 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2619292397
Lakers25182831102
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 102-97 behind 32 points from Kobe Bryant

Troy Hudson paced Minnesota: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 32 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 7-25 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-23 fourth quarter erased a 3-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −1−2−3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 92Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2921172592
Magic19352719100
The story
Tracy McGrady had 27 points and 9 assists as Orlando beat Detroit 100-92

Clifford Robinson led Detroit with 14 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 9 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB · 7-19 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Magic took the second 35-21.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −10+4+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace led the game in fantasy with 66.8 FPTS (24 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 25 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Magic · R1 · G4

Orlando takes Game 4, leads Detroit 3–1

100–92 in Orlando. The first round series continues. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Magic
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 37

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37Celtics-Pacers · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34Lakers-Wolves · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28Wolves-Lakers · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27, 28Wolves-Lakers · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27Magic-Pistons · W
36.2 PPG playoffs to date · −12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST