FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 103–99.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hornets93
Sixers91
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Magic67
Pistons98
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +31
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Blazers103
Mavs99
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Jazz91
Kings111
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +20
On this day · 2001–02Apr 30, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Hornets), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Blazers-Mavs

Portland avoids elimination, forces Game 6

Ben Wallace goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-7-6+4POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers15282832103
Mavs2129272299
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 4, 27, 8, 4, 3, 8, 25, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 4, 9, 8, 16, 9, 15, 17, 19POR19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35DAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25DAL25 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hornets-Sixers · R1 · G5

New Orleans gets one back against Philadelphia

Game 5: 93–91. Philadelphia leads the first round series 3–2. Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Sixers
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90G2 · @ PHIPHI90–85G3 · @ NOHNOH99–85G4 · @ NOHPHI96–87G5 · @ PHINOH93–91
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 202
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 103, Mavs 99
202
Jazz-KingsJazz 91, Kings 111
202
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 91
184
Magic-PistonsMagic 67, Pistons 98
165
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Hornets-SixersHornets 93, Sixers 91
+2 NOH
Blazers-MavsBlazers 103, Mavs 99
+4 POR
Jazz-KingsJazz 91, Kings 111
+20 SAC
Magic-PistonsMagic 67, Pistons 98
+31 DET
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-MavsPOR won · Blazers 103, Mavs 99
7 pts
Hornets-SixersNOH won · Hornets 93, Sixers 91
3 pts
Peja shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
DirkDAL · 35 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
RandolphPOR · 22 PTS, 9 REB
58% (7-12)
PadgettUTA · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
HamiltonDET · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Hornets-Sixers
Hornets 93Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2621242293
Sixers2921241791
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 17 points and 12 rebounds as New Orleans beat Philadelphia 93-91

Kenny Thomas led Philadelphia with 14 REB, 12 PTS, 2 AST 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 22-17.

NOH lead by quarter
200 −3−3−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson led the game in fantasy with 45.8 FPTS (30 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 103Mavs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers15282832103
Mavs2129272299
The story
Damon Stoudamire's 19 points carried Portland past Dallas, 103-99

For Dallas, Nick Van Exel had 25 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 8-15 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 32-22.

POR lead by quarter
200 −6−7−6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 67Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1324201067
Pistons2624232598
The story
Detroit beat Orlando 98-67 behind 24 points from Richard Hamilton

Drew Gooden paced Orlando: 15 REB, 10 PTS 24 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

A 25-10 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
400 +13+13+16+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg18.5Last 3 playoff games

18.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35Mavs-Blazers · L
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30Sixers-Hornets · L
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26, 26Kings-Jazz · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25Mavs-Blazers · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24Pistons-Magic · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 4, 27, 8, 4, 3, 8, 25, 22Blazers-Mavs · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST