FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NOH by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Pistons103
Magic88
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Sixers107
Hornets103
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs103
Blazers125
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +26; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +22
On this day · 2001–02May 2, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Pacers), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Sixers-Hornets

Allen Iverson scores 45 as Philadelphia beats New Orleans

Ben Wallace goes for 20 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-3-4+4PHI AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25273124107
Hornets31243216103
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45PHI45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 2, 14, 3, 11, 12, 13, 21, 18PHI18 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28, 14, 21, 36NOH36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34, 9, 21NOH21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · Pistons-Magic · R1 · G6

Detroit never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–88. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Magic
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92G5 · @ DETDET98–67G6 · @ ORLDET103–88
The night in charts
Mavs-Blazers combined for 228, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 125
228
Sixers-HornetsSixers 107, Hornets 103
210
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 88
191
PHI won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Sixers-HornetsSixers 107, Hornets 103
+4 PHI
Pistons-MagicPistons 103, Magic 88
+15 DET
Mavs-BlazersMavs 103, Blazers 125
+22 POR
Patterson shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PattersonPOR · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
WellsPOR · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Baron DavisNOH · 21 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
GiricekORL · 12 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
RandolphPOR · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 107Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25273124107
Hornets31243216103
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 36 points in a 107-103 loss to Philadelphia

Keith Van Horn led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 18 REB 36 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 14-27 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 24-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −6−3−4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 103Magic 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons30242326103
Magic2124212288
The story
Chauncey Billups' 40 points carried Detroit past Orlando, 103-88

For Orlando, Drew Gooden had 12 REB, 11 PTS 40 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 11-23 FG, 7-14 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-21, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +9+9+11+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Blazers
Mavs 103Blazers 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24142837103
Blazers27373328125
The story
Portland beat Dallas 125-103 behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from Zach Randolph

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 20 PTS, 5 REB 21 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-10 FG

The swing

A 37-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
400 +3+26+31+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Steve Nash topped the game at 38.7 FPTS: 21 PTS, 6 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 40 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45Sixers-Hornets · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40Pistons-Magic · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27, 19, 37Magic-Pistons · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28, 14, 21, 36Hornets-Sixers · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22Pistons-Magic · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34, 9, 21Hornets-Sixers · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST