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Saturday, April 24, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Pistons trailed Bucks by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat71
Hornets77
Q1 Hornets +5; Q2 Hornets +12; Q3 Hornets +7; Q4 Hornets +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons95
Bucks85
Q1 Pistons -8; Q2 Pistons -7; Q3 Pistons +6; Q4 Pistons +10
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Kings79
Mavs104
Q1 Mavs +8; Q2 Mavs +7; Q3 Mavs +24; Q4 Mavs +25
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Wolves86
Nuggets107
Q1 Nuggets +12; Q2 Nuggets +13; Q3 Nuggets +19; Q4 Nuggets +21
On this day · 2002–03Apr 24, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Lakers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Pistons-Bucks

Detroit takes Game 3, leads Milwaukee 2–1

Caron Butler goes for 24 points

Game flow · Pistons margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+6+10Pistons AHEAD ↑Bucks AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2220322195
Bucks3019191785
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20, 21Pistons21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18, 17Pistons17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 27, 10, 25, 27, 16, 15, 19Bucks19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26, 19Bucks19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Hornets1
Pistons-Bucks1
Kings-Mavs0
Wolves-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Wolves-Nuggets combined for 193, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 86, Nuggets 107
193
Kings-MavsKings 79, Mavs 104
183
Pistons-BucksPistons 95, Bucks 85
180
Heat-HornetsHeat 71, Hornets 77
148
Hornets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 71, Hornets 77
+6 Hornets
Pistons-BucksPistons 95, Bucks 85
+10 Pistons
Wolves-NuggetsWolves 86, Nuggets 107
+21 Nuggets
Kings-MavsKings 79, Mavs 104
+25 Mavs
KG shot 10-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
PrincePistons · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Joe SmithBucks · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
WebberKings · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
53% (9-17)
DanielsMavs · 22 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
50% (10-20)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 71Hornets 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1415212171
Hornets1922162077
The story
Baron Davis' 21 points carried New Orleans past Miami, 77-71

For Miami, Lamar Odom had 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-20 FG, 2-8 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-15, was where the Hornets built it.

Hornets lead by quarter
200 +5+12+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 95Bucks 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2220322195
Bucks3019191785
The story
Detroit beat Milwaukee 95-85 behind 21 rebounds and 13 points from Ben Wallace

Joe Smith paced Milwaukee: 16 PTS, 6 REB 21 REB, 13 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-8 FG

The swing

A 32-19 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pistons.

Pistons lead by quarter
200 −8−7+6+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Nuggets
Wolves 86Nuggets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1823252086
Nuggets30243122107
The story
Carmelo Anthony had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Denver beat Minnesota 107-86

Marcus Camby added 16 REB, 12 PTS, 5 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Nuggets won the first 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

Nuggets lead by quarter
300 +12+13+19+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 48.2 FPTS (24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
Mike JamesPistons
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Heat-Hornets · R1 · G3

New Orleans leads Miami wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 77–71. Best quarter: the second, 22–15. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Hornets
G1 · @ HeatHeat81–79G2 · @ HeatHeat93–63G3 · @ HornetsHornets77–71
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 25

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 27, 2, 11, 13, 11, 24, 20, 11, 31, 25Wolves-Nuggets · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 12, 2, 4, 22, 12, 18, 24Heat-Hornets · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24Wolves-Nuggets · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 36, 20, 30, 17, 12, 19, 15, 24Nuggets-Wolves · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 15, 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22Kings-Mavs · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 33, 21, 30, 21, 13, 16, 22Mavs-Kings · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST