FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 6, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Sixers87
Pistons98
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +11
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Kings124
Mavs113
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +22; Q4 SAC +11
On this day · 2001–02May 6, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Steve Nash (Mavs-Kings), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Sixers-Pistons

Detroit draws first blood against Philadelphia

Peja Stojakovic goes for 26 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+9+7+11DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2119262187
Pistons2425242598
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25DET25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40, 37, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27PHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 4, 4, 12, 12, 11, 9, 16, 21PHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 237, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 124, Mavs 113
237
Sixers-PistonsSixers 87, Pistons 98
185
SAC won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Kings-MavsKings 124, Mavs 113
+11 SAC
Sixers-PistonsSixers 87, Pistons 98
+11 DET
Peja shot 11-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
WebberSAC · 24 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB
60% (9-15)
ColemanPHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB
60% (9-15)
DirkDAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
BillupsDET · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 124Mavs 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33293626124
Mavs24262637113
The story
Bobby Jackson had 23 points as Sacramento beat Dallas 124-113

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Kings won the third 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
300 +9+12+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 87Pistons 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2119262187
Pistons2425242598
The story
Richard Hamilton's 25 points carried Detroit past Philadelphia, 98-87

For Philadelphia, Derrick Coleman had 21 PTS, 8 REB 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 25-19, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+9+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 24 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 8 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg28.2Today

28 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Mavs · R2 · G1

Sacramento keeps Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. Sacramento won by 11. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Mavs
G1 · @ DALSAC124–113
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 27

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27Sixers-Pistons · L
33.7 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26Kings-Mavs · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25Pistons-Sixers · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26, 26, 24Kings-Mavs · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40, 37, 24Pistons-Sixers · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 4, 11, 13, 15, 9, 9, 18, 23Kings-Mavs · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST