FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 141–137.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pistons83
Sixers93
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +10
Final · 2OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Mavs141
Kings137
Q1 DAL -13; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -9; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 Mavs 0; OT2 DAL +4
On this day · 2001–02May 10, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Mavs-Kings

Nick Van Exel scores 40 as Dallas beats Sacramento

Peja Stojakovic goes for 39 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-13-2-900+4DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs233920311216141
Kings362827221212137
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40DAL40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31DAL31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39SAC39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 15, 6, 6, 16, 14, 2, 20SAC20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 278, 102 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 141, Kings 137
278
Pistons-SixersPistons 83, Sixers 93
176
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 141, Kings 137
+4 DAL
Pistons-SixersPistons 83, Sixers 93
+10 PHI
Divac shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DivacSAC · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
64% (7-11)
NashDAL · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Van HornPHI · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Van ExelDAL · 40 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
54% (14-26)
BibbySAC · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 141Kings 137
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Mavs233920311216141
Kings362827221212137
The story
Steve Nash had 31 points and 11 assists as Dallas beat Sacramento 141-137 in OT

Bobby Jackson led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST 31 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 12-20 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 39-28.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −13−2−900+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 83Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1918153183
Sixers2325212493
The story
Allen Iverson's 25 points and 11 assists carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 93-83

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 25 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 9-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +4+11+17+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+19.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 40 points in 49 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: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Reg. season avg56.3Today

56 minutes today, against 34.1 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 39 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Sixers · R2 · G3

Philadelphia stays alive against Detroit

A 93–83 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Sixers
G1 · @ DETDET98–87G2 · @ DETDET104–97G3 · @ PHIPHI93–83
Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 40

Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40Mavs-Kings · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +21.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39Kings-Mavs · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31Mavs-Kings · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25Mavs-Kings · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27, 31, 25Sixers-Pistons · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25, 23, 24Pistons-Sixers · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST