FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 17, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 2 after three quarters and won 72–71.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Celtics88
Pacers104
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +16
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Knicks83
Nets107
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +24
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies74
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +24
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets71
Lakers72
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +1
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Rockets-Lakers

Lakers take Game 1, lead Houston 1–0

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+6-2+1LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1816172071
Lakers202092372
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20LAL20 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16LAL16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 9, 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18HOU18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11HOU11 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pacers · R1 · G1

Indiana leads Boston wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 104–88. Best quarter: the second, 35–14. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Celtics-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND104–88
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers12
Celtics-Pacers5
Knicks-Nets4
Grizzlies-Spurs2
Shot of the night

Shaq's dunk with 17 seconds left puts the Lakers ahead, 72-71 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Pacers combined for 192, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-PacersCeltics 88, Pacers 104
192
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 107
190
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 74, Spurs 98
172
Rockets-LakersRockets 71, Lakers 72
143
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 71, Lakers 72
+1 LAL
Celtics-PacersCeltics 88, Pacers 104
+16 IND
Knicks-NetsKnicks 83, Nets 107
+24 NJN
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 74, Spurs 98
+24 SAS
Duncan shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
HarringtonIND · 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
WellsMEM · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
KittlesNJN · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 71Lakers 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets1816172071
Lakers202092372
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points and 17 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 72-71

Jim Jackson led Houston with 12 REB, 11 PTS 20 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 20-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2+6−2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kobe Bryant led the game in fantasy with 46.5 FPTS (16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB)

Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 88Pacers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2914212488
Pacers30352316104
The story
Indiana beat Boston 104-88 behind 24 points from Metta World Peace

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 20 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 35-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +1+22+24+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 74Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1915182274
Spurs2821222798
The story
Hedo Turkoglu's 12 points carried San Antonio past Memphis, 98-74

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 14 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 12 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 4-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +9+15+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 36 minutes, against 8.4 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg33.5Today

33 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−8.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg16Today

16 points today in 43 minutes, against 24.0 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 26

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26Spurs-Grizzlies · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 8, 9, 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24Pacers-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 21, 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24Pacers-Celtics · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 20, 25, 21, 11, 12, 11, 18, 21Nets-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20Lakers-Rockets · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 11, 21, 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20Celtics-Pacers · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST