FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 30, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NOH by 10 after the first quarter and won 87–83.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Hornets83
Heat87
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets91
Wolves102
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +11
On this day · 2002–03Apr 30, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Hornets-Heat

Miami wins Game 5 over New Orleans, 87–83

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-4-5+4MIA AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2422172083
Heat1428162987
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25MIA25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23, 33NOH33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 19, 10, 2, 10, 4, 6, 4, 12NOH12 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Wolves · R1 · G5

Minnesota keeps Denver at arm's length

The Nuggets never led at a quarter break. Minnesota won by 11. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Wolves
G1 · @ MINMIN106–92G2 · @ MINMIN95–81G3 · @ DENDEN107–86G4 · @ DENMIN84–82G5 · @ MINMIN102–91
The night in charts
Nuggets-Wolves combined for 193, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 91, Wolves 102
193
Hornets-HeatHornets 83, Heat 87
170
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Hornets-HeatHornets 83, Heat 87
+4 MIA
Nuggets-WolvesNuggets 91, Wolves 102
+11 MIN
Camby shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CambyDEN · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
67% (10-15)
Baron DavisNOH · 33 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Andre MillerDEN · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
59% (10-17)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
D WadeMIA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 83Heat 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2422172083
Heat1428162987
The story
Dwyane Wade had 21 points as Miami beat New Orleans 87-83

Jamaal Magloire led New Orleans with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 29-20.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −10−4−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Wolves
Nuggets 91Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1926212591
Wolves28291728102
The story
Latrell Sprewell's 19 points carried Minnesota past Denver, 102-91

For Denver, Andre Miller had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL · 8-18 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-19, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +9+12+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg22.2Last 3 playoff games

22.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 30.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 33

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23, 33Hornets-Heat · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28Wolves-Nuggets · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26Wolves-Nuggets · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25Heat-Hornets · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 23, 14, 12, 19, 2, 12, 9, 21Nuggets-Wolves · L
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21Heat-Hornets · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST