FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 25, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 90–75.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers90
Celtics75
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +15
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers92
Rockets88
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets100
Knicks94
Q1 Nets 0; Q2 NJN -2; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs110
Grizzlies97
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +12; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +13
On this day · 2002–03Apr 25, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana closes out Boston in four

Kenyon Martin goes for 36 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+8+18+15IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2125242090
Celtics2513142375
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18IND18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20, 27, 9, 27BOS27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Mark BlountPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 10, 22, 10, 27, 6, 10, 11, 21BOS21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Lakers-Rockets · R1 · G4

Lakers beat Houston by 4, move within one of advancing

Game 4: 92–88. Series: 3–1. Karl Malone led Lakers with 30 points, 13 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Lakers-Rockets
G1 · @ LALLAL72–71G2 · @ LALLAL98–84G3 · @ HOUHOU102–91G4 · @ HOULAL92–88
Lead changes
Lakers-Rockets7
Pacers-Celtics6
Spurs-Grizzlies2
The night in charts
Spurs-Grizzlies combined for 207, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 110, Grizzlies 97
207
Nets-KnicksNets 100, Knicks 94
194
Lakers-RocketsLakers 92, Rockets 88
180
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 75
165
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Lakers-RocketsLakers 92, Rockets 88
+4 LAL
Nets-KnicksNets 100, Knicks 94
+6 NJN
Spurs-GrizzliesSpurs 110, Grizzlies 97
+13 SAS
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 75
+15 IND
IND rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 90, Celtics 75
4 pts
Lakers-RocketsLAL won · Lakers 92, Rockets 88
3 pts
Nets-KnicksNJN won · Nets 100, Knicks 94
2 pts
Kenyon Martin shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNJN · 36 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
68% (13-19)
PauMEM · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
MaloneLAL · 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
65% (11-17)
ShaqLAL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
ParkerSAS · 29 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Final · Lakers-Rockets
Lakers 92Rockets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers212424121192
Rockets24171822788
The story
Karl Malone had 30 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Houston 92-88 in OT

Jim Jackson led Houston with 20 REB, 16 PTS 30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 11-17 FG

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Lakers took the second 24-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+4+100+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Knicks
Nets 100Knicks 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets21232531100
Knicks2125222694
The story
Jason Kidd's 20 points carried New Jersey past New York, 100-94

For New York, Kurt Thomas had 15 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-26, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 0−2+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Grizzlies
Spurs 110Grizzlies 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs32253023110
Grizzlies2124272597
The story
San Antonio beat Memphis 110-97 behind 29 points and 13 assists from Tony Parker

James Posey paced Memphis: 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 29 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 32-21 first quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+12+15+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Reg. season avg32.3Today

32 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kenyon Martin leads the day with 36

Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 14, 15, 11, 8, 16, 22, 19, 36Nets-Knicks · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high36 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 20, 4, 2, 27, 13, 23, 18, 31Knicks-Nets · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 12, 13, 10, 4, 7, 17, 18, 30Lakers-Rockets · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29Spurs-Grizzlies · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high29 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20, 27, 9, 27Celtics-Pacers · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26Spurs-Grizzlies · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST