FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 18, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NOH by 3 at halftime and won 81–79.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks82
Pistons108
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +26
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs105
Kings116
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +11
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets79
Heat81
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Nuggets92
Wolves106
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +9; Q3 MIN +11; Q4 MIN +14
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Hornets-Heat

Miami draws first blood against New Orleans

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-3+7+2MIA AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222152079
Heat2318251581
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 7, 8, 16, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 18, 11, 24, 18, 13, 28, 9, 17MIA17 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 23, 20, 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17NOH17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 22, 17, 20, 23, 26, 21, 23, 14NOH14 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Kings10
Hornets-Heat8
Nuggets-Wolves5
Bucks-Pistons3
Shot of the night

D Wade's jumper with 1.3 seconds left breaks the tie, 81-79 final

The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 221, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 105, Kings 116
221
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 92, Wolves 106
198
Bucks-PistonsBucks 82, Pistons 108
190
Hornets-HeatHornets 79, Heat 81
160
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 79, Heat 81
+2 MIA
Mavs-KingsMavs 105, Kings 116
+11 SAC
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 92, Wolves 106
+14 MIN
Bucks-PistonsBucks 82, Pistons 108
+26 DET
MIA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-HeatMIA won · Hornets 79, Heat 81
3 pts
Mavs-KingsSAC won · Mavs 105, Kings 116
2 pts
Boykins shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoykinsDEN · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
JamisonDAL · 18 PTS, 3 REB
70% (7-10)
CassellMIN · 40 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
67% (16-24)
DirkDAL · 32 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
63% (12-19)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
63% (12-19)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 79Heat 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2222152079
Heat2318251581
The story
Dwyane Wade had 21 points as Miami beat New Orleans 81-79

P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 11 REB, 10 PTS, 3 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Heat took the third 25-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−3+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 105Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs31342020105
Kings34292330116
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 116-105 behind 26 points and 12 rebounds from Chris Webber

Marquis Daniels paced Dallas: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST · 12-19 FG

The swing

A 30-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−2+1+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 92Wolves 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2220262492
Wolves31202827106
The story
Kevin Garnett's 30 points and 20 rebounds carried Minnesota past Denver, 106-92

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 30 PTS, 20 REB, 4 AST · 13-30 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+9+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+20.2points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg40Today

40 points today in 42 minutes, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Stepped-up role
+23.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−12.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.1Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 20 minutes, against 14.1 a game in the regular season (72 games).

Second story · Mavs-Kings · R1 · G1

Sacramento beats Dallas by 11, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 116–105. Series: 1–0. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Mavs-Kings
G1 · @ SACSAC116–105
Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 40

Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 7, 13, 36, 29, 19, 18, 17, 40Wolves-Nuggets · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 34, 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32Mavs-Kings · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 27, 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30Wolves-Nuggets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 20 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 28, 26, 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28Kings-Mavs · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 19, 24, 21, 15, 25, 18, 14, 26Kings-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high26 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 17, 15, 12, 5, 21, 14, 13, 21Kings-Mavs · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST