FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 5 at halftime and won 94–92.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons109
Bucks92
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Kings94
Mavs92
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +2
On this day · 2002–03Apr 26, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kenyon Martin (Nets-Bucks), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Kings-Mavs

Sacramento edges Dallas by two

Ben Wallace goes for 9 rebounds

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-5+5+2SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2118312494
Mavs1826212792
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22SAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20SAC20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21DAL21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 24, 14, 9, 16, 9, 10, 18, 16DAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pistons-Bucks · R1 · G4

Detroit never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–92. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Bucks
G1 · @ DETDET108–82G2 · @ DETMIL92–88G3 · @ MILDET95–85G4 · @ MILDET109–92
Lead changes
Kings-Mavs12
Pistons-Bucks3
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 201, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 109, Bucks 92
201
Kings-MavsKings 94, Mavs 92
186
SAC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Kings-MavsKings 94, Mavs 92
+2 SAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 109, Bucks 92
+17 DET
Prince shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
Joe SmithMIL · 17 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
BillupsDET · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
HamiltonDET · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
59% (10-17)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 94Mavs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2118312494
Mavs1826212792
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Dallas 94-92

Michael Finley led Dallas with 16 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Kings took the third 31-21.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3−5+5+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dirk Nowitzki led the game in fantasy with 46.8 FPTS (21 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 109Bucks 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons28242235109
Bucks2722192492
The story
Chauncey Billups' 19 points and 9 assists carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 109-92

For Milwaukee, Joe Smith had 17 PTS, 12 REB 19 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 35-24, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+3+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 9 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 27

Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18, 17, 27Pistons-Bucks · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22Kings-Mavs · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21Mavs-Kings · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20Kings-Mavs · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 7, 17, 8, 6, 17, 16, 10, 20Pistons-Bucks · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20, 21, 19Pistons-Bucks · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST