FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 23, 2005Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 106–85.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers85
Pistons106
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +21
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Rockets98
Mavs86
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers82
Celtics102
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +30; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Kings82
Sonics87
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +5
On this day · 2003–04Apr 23, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (Rockets-Lakers), 27 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Sixers-Pistons

Detroit takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

Ben Wallace goes for 10 rebounds

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2+10+21DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2818241585
Pistons16323226106
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 22, 7, 14, 11, 7, 2, 29DET29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 16, 11, 14, 17, 15, 20, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30PHI30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 20, 12, 8, 15, 21, 14, 18, 27PHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics1
Kings-Sonics0
The night in charts
Sixers-Pistons combined for 191, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-PistonsSixers 85, Pistons 106
191
Rockets-MavsRockets 98, Mavs 86
184
Pacers-CelticsPacers 82, Celtics 102
184
Kings-SonicsKings 82, Sonics 87
169
SEA won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-SonicsKings 82, Sonics 87
+5 SEA
Rockets-MavsRockets 98, Mavs 86
+12 HOU
Pacers-CelticsPacers 82, Celtics 102
+20 BOS
Sixers-PistonsSixers 85, Pistons 106
+21 DET
DET erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 85, Pistons 106
12 pts
Pacers-CelticsBOS won · Pacers 82, Celtics 102
2 pts
Prince shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PrinceDET · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
Stephen JacksonIND · 25 PTS, 3 AST, 2 BLK, 1 REB
64% (9-14)
PaytonBOS · 14 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
LewisSEA · 18 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
WebberPHI · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 82Sonics 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2218241882
Sonics3025151787
The story
Ray Allen's 28 points and 10 rebounds carried Seattle past Sacramento, 87-82

For Sacramento, Peja Stojakovic had 24 PTS, 5 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 8-23 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-22, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +8+15+6+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 98Mavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2626182898
Mavs1624232386
The story
Houston beat Dallas 98-86 behind 16 points from Mike James

Jason Terry paced Dallas: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB · 7-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-16 first quarter did the most damage for the Rockets.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +10+12+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 85Pistons 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2818241585
Pistons16323226106
The story
Tayshaun Prince had 23 points as Detroit beat Philadelphia 106-85

Samuel Dalembert led Philadelphia with 18 REB, 10 PTS 23 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Pistons took the second 32-18.

DET lead by quarter
300 −12+2+10+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg29Today

29 points today in 35 minutes, against 14.5 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−17.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.3Reg. season avg7Today

7 points today in 25 minutes, against 24.3 a game in the regular season (44 games).

Second story · Pacers-Celtics · R1 · G1

Boston draws first blood against Indiana

Boston won Game 1 of the first round, 102–82. Raef LaFrentz led Boston with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Pacers-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS102–82
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34Rockets-Mavs · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30Sixers-Pistons · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 22, 7, 14, 11, 7, 2, 29Pistons-Sixers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 30, 32, 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28Sonics-Kings · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 20, 12, 8, 15, 21, 14, 18, 27Sixers-Pistons · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25Pacers-Celtics · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST