FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 5 after three quarters and won 82–79.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers82
Celtics79
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets113
Mavs111
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +2
On this day · 2003–04Apr 25, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Kenyon Martin (Nets-Knicks), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana evens the series with Boston at 1–1

Tracy McGrady goes for 28 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+5-5+3IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3017171882
Celtics2220271079
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28IND28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33BOS33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 18, 17, 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Rockets-Mavs · R1 · G2

Houston goes up 2–0 on Dallas

Game 2 went to the Rockets, 113–111. Yao Ming led Houston with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Mavs
G1 · @ DALHOU98–86G2 · @ DALHOU113–111
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics6
Rockets-Mavs6
Shot of the night

T-Mac's jumper with 2.2 seconds left breaks the tie, 113-111 final

The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 224, 63 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 113, Mavs 111
224
Pacers-CelticsPacers 82, Celtics 79
161
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 113, Mavs 111
+2 HOU
Pacers-CelticsPacers 82, Celtics 79
+3 IND
IND rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-CelticsIND won · Pacers 82, Celtics 79
5 pts
Rockets-MavsHOU won · Rockets 113, Mavs 111
4 pts
Yao shot 13-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
93% (13-14)
PierceBOS · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST
56% (9-16)
BarryHOU · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
HowardDAL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 1 BLK
54% (7-13)
T-MacHOU · 28 PTS, 10 AST, 8 REB, 3 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 113Mavs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34262429113
Mavs30263223111
The story
Yao Ming had 33 points as Houston beat Dallas 113-111

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 26 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 33 PTS, 8 REB · 13-14 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Rockets took the fourth 29-23.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +4+4−4+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 82Celtics 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3017171882
Celtics2220271079
The story
Reggie Miller's 28 points carried Indiana past Boston, 82-79

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 28 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB · 9-18 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

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

IND lead by quarter
200 +8+5−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 33

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33Celtics-Pacers · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 10, 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33Rockets-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28Rockets-Mavs · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28Pacers-Celtics · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26Mavs-Rockets · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25, 20Pacers-Celtics · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST