FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 21, 2004Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks92
Pistons88
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +4
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hornets63
Heat93
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +30
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets81
Wolves95
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +14
On this day · 2002–03Apr 21, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (Suns-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Pistons

Milwaukee evens the series with Detroit at 1–1

Kevin Garnett posts a triple-double

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+7+10+4MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2523222292
Pistons2516192888
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26MIL26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 16, 18, 27, 10, 25, 27, 16, 15MIL15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 3, 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18DET18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R1 · G2

Minnesota keeps Denver at arm's length

The Nuggets never led at a quarter break. Minnesota won by 14. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 31 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ MINMIN106–92G2 · @ MINMIN95–81
Lead changes
Bucks-Pistons17
Nuggets-Wolves4
Hornets-Heat2
The night in charts
Bucks-Pistons combined for 180, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-PistonsBucks 92, Pistons 88
180
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 81, Wolves 95
176
Hornets-HeatHornets 63, Heat 93
156
MIL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Bucks-PistonsBucks 92, Pistons 88
+4 MIL
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 81, Wolves 95
+14 MIN
Hornets-HeatHornets 63, Heat 93
+30 MIA
Sprewell shot 11-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SprewellMIN · 31 PTS, 2 AST
65% (11-17)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
PrinceDET · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
ReddMIL · 26 PTS, 4 REB
47% (8-17)
LenardDEN · 24 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST
47% (8-17)
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 92Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2523222292
Pistons2516192888
The story
Michael Redd's 26 points carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 92-88

For Detroit, Tayshaun Prince had 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 4 REB · 8-17 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 23-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 0+7+10+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rasheed Wallace was the fantasy play: 40.4 FPTS on 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST

Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 81Wolves 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets279182781
Wolves2822162995
The story
Sam Cassell had 12 points and 9 assists as Minnesota beat Denver 95-81

Voshon Lenard led Denver with 24 PTS, 3 REB 12 PTS, 9 AST, 1 REB · 6-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the second 22-9, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +1+14+12+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 63Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1717101963
Heat2815232793
The story
Miami beat New Orleans 93-63 behind 19 points from Eddie Jones

Jamaal Magloire paced New Orleans: 10 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 6-14 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

A 23-10 third quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +11+9+22+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis topped the game at 41.7 FPTS: 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg26.0Last 2 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 12 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 2 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 31

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 2, 11, 13, 11, 24, 20, 11, 31Wolves-Nuggets · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26Bucks-Pistons · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 4, 18, 4, 9, 10, 2, 7, 24Nuggets-Wolves · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20Wolves-Nuggets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 22 REB · 10 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20Pistons-Bucks · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 21, 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19Heat-Hornets · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST