FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 29, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 119–118.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks77
Pistons91
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +14
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Mavs118
Kings119
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 Kings 0; Q4 SAC +1
On this day · 2002–03Apr 29, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Wolves), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Mavs-Kings

Mike Bibby scores 36, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-30+1SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs37293022118
Kings24393323119
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23SAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 11, 25, 5, 13, 13, 7, 11, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Kings5
Bucks-Pistons3
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 237, 69 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 118, Kings 119
237
Bucks-PistonsBucks 77, Pistons 91
168
SAC won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 118, Kings 119
+1 SAC
Bucks-PistonsBucks 77, Pistons 91
+14 DET
Prince shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
Brad MillerSAC · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
71% (10-14)
BibbySAC · 36 PTS, 8 AST, 5 STL, 4 REB
61% (14-23)
PejaSAC · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
DanielsDAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 118Kings 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs37293022118
Kings24393323119
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 23 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Dallas 119-118

Marquis Daniels led Dallas with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 10-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 13 after the first, the Kings took the second 39-29.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −13−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 77Pistons 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2210222377
Pistons2415302291
The story
Tayshaun Prince's 24 points and 8 assists carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 91-77

For Milwaukee, Joe Smith had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 11-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-22, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +2+7+15+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.3Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Pistons · R1 · G5

Detroit controls Milwaukee start to finish

Detroit won 91–77, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET108–82G2 · @ DETMIL92–88G3 · @ MILDET95–85G4 · @ MILDET109–92G5 · @ DETDET91–77
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 36

Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36Kings-Mavs · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21, 31Mavs-Kings · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 11, 25, 5, 13, 13, 7, 11, 24Mavs-Kings · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 25, 7, 21, 14, 16, 16, 17, 24Pistons-Bucks · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23Kings-Mavs · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26, 19, 12, 22Bucks-Pistons · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST