FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed POR by 3 after the first quarter and won 107–95.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Magic93
Pistons108
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Blazers95
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +12
On this day · 2001–02May 4, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Mavs), 26 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Blazers-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki posts 31 and 11 as Dallas beats Portland

Ben Wallace goes for 12 rebounds

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-2+12DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2223282295
Mavs19262636107
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31DAL31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26DAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 8, 16, 9, 15, 17, 19, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 15, 26, 18, 11, 23, 14, 13, 17POR17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Mavs combined for 202, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-MavsBlazers 95, Mavs 107
202
Magic-PistonsMagic 93, Pistons 108
201
DAL won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Blazers-MavsBlazers 95, Mavs 107
+12 DAL
Magic-PistonsMagic 93, Pistons 108
+15 DET
Prince shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
70% (7-10)
Van ExelDAL · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
HamiltonDET · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
SabonisPOR · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
BillupsDET · 37 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
58% (11-19)
Final · Blazers-Mavs
Blazers 95Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2223282295
Mavs19262636107
The story
Steve Nash's 21 points carried Dallas past Portland, 107-95

For Portland, Damon Stoudamire had 17 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB 21 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 36-22.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −30−2+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Pistons
Magic 93Pistons 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2224182993
Pistons27312723108
The story
Richard Hamilton had 22 points as Detroit beat Orlando 108-93

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the third 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
300 +5+12+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · Magic-Pistons · R1 · G7

Detroit controls Orlando start to finish

Detroit won 108–93, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 37 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Pistons
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92G5 · @ DETDET98–67G6 · @ ORLDET103–88G7 · @ DETDET108–93
Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 37

Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40, 37Pistons-Magic · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31Mavs-Blazers · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26Mavs-Blazers · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22Pistons-Magic · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 9, 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21Mavs-Blazers · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27, 19, 37, 21Magic-Pistons · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date · −12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST