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Thursday, May 8, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers97
Pistons104
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +8; Q3 Pistons 0; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +7
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Kings110
Mavs132
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +22; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +22
On this day · 2001–02May 8, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Jerry Stackhouse (Pistons-Celtics), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Pistons

Detroit goes up 2–0 on Philadelphia

Nick Van Exel goes for 36 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+5+800+7DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Sixers25192721597
Pistons3022192112104
Who led
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 4, 8, 3, 0, 0, 0, 2, 23DET23 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27, 31PHI31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kenny ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 4, 17, 12, 11, 12, 10, 2, 15PHI15 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 242, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 132
242
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 104
201
DET won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Sixers-PistonsSixers 97, Pistons 104
+7 DET
Kings-MavsKings 110, Mavs 132
+22 DAL
Van Exel shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van ExelDAL · 36 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
74% (14-19)
NashDAL · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
73% (8-11)
PrinceDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
GriffinDAL · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
DirkDAL · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 97Pistons 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Sixers25192721597
Pistons3022192112104
The story
Richard Hamilton had 23 points as Detroit beat Philadelphia 104-97 in OT

Kenny Thomas led Philadelphia with 19 REB, 15 PTS 23 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the overtime 12-5.

DET lead by quarter
200 +5+800+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Allen Iverson led the game in fantasy with 48.4 FPTS (31 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB)

Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 110Mavs 132
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings40212425110
Mavs44393019132
The story
Michael Finley's 24 points carried Dallas past Sacramento, 132-110

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 31 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-22 FG, 5-12 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 39-21, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 +4+22+28+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 36 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg38.9Today

39 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 20 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Kings-Mavs · R2 · G2

Dallas evens the series with Sacramento at 1–1

Dallas won Game 2, 132–110, in the conference semifinals. Nick Van Exel led Dallas with 36 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Mavs
G1 · @ DALSAC124–113G2 · @ DALDAL132–110
Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 36

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36Mavs-Kings · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +20.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27, 31Sixers-Pistons · L
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26, 26, 24, 31Kings-Mavs · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24Mavs-Kings · W
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 17, 10, 7, 15, 20, 14, 20, 24Mavs-Kings · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24Kings-Mavs · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST