FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 23, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers108
Celtics85
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +13; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers91
Rockets102
Q1 HOU +6; Q2 HOU +13; Q3 HOU +12; Q4 HOU +11
On this day · 2002–03Apr 23, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Pistons), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Lakers-Rockets

Houston stays alive against Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 25 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+13+12+11HOU AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320192991
Rockets29271828102
Who led
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18, 18, 27HOU27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 15, 11, 21, 22, 15, 10, 9, 21HOU21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25LAL25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pacers-Celtics · R1 · G3

Steady Indiana beats Boston

Leads at every break, then a 108–85 final. Al Harrington led Indiana with 19 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pacers-Celtics
G1 · @ INDIND104–88G2 · @ INDIND103–90G3 · @ BOSIND108–85
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics5
Lakers-Rockets2
The night in charts
Pacers-Celtics combined for 193
Points by game
Pacers-CelticsPacers 108, Celtics 85
193
Lakers-RocketsLakers 91, Rockets 102
193
HOU won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 91, Rockets 102
+11 HOU
Pacers-CelticsPacers 108, Celtics 85
+23 IND
Yao shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
69% (9-13)
HarringtonIND · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
63% (10-16)
Maurice TaylorHOU · 16 PTS, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
MaloneLAL · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 91Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320192991
Rockets29271828102
The story
Cuttino Mobley had 21 points as Houston beat Los Angeles 102-91

Karl Malone led Los Angeles with 18 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Rockets won the second 27-20, their biggest quarter edge.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +6+13+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 108Celtics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23302629108
Celtics2020232285
The story
Al Harrington's 19 points carried Indiana past Boston, 108-85

For Boston, Ricky Davis had 16 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-14 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +3+13+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.6Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 18.6 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 5 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Steve Francis leads the day with 27

Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18, 18, 27Rockets-Lakers · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25Lakers-Rockets · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21Lakers-Rockets · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 15, 11, 21, 22, 15, 10, 9, 21Rockets-Lakers · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 12, 17, 20, 14, 22, 14, 12, 19Pacers-Celtics · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jonathan BenderPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 2, 15, 0, 9, 11, 3, 11, 19Pacers-Celtics · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST