FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets76
Spurs104
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +31; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +28
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards103
Bulls113
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +10
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies103
Suns108
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +5
On this day · 2003–04Apr 27, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Voshon Lenard (Nuggets-Wolves), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wizards-Bulls

Kirk Hinrich scores 34, Chicago rallies past Washington

Gilbert Arenas goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10+7+11+10CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29212033103
Bulls19382432113
Who led
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34CHI34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 0, 6, 13, 4, 6, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 44, 8, 21, 33, 27, 8, 25, 9, 39WAS39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 23, 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19WAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Suns · R1 · G2

Phoenix beats Memphis, 108–103

Phoenix led 82–77 after three and won by 5. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX114–103G2 · @ PHXPHX108–103
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs3
Wizards-Bulls1
The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 216, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 103, Bulls 113
216
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 108
211
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 76, Spurs 104
180
PHX won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-SunsGrizzlies 103, Suns 108
+5 PHX
Wizards-BullsWizards 103, Bulls 113
+10 CHI
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 76, Spurs 104
+28 SAS
CHI erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wizards-BullsCHI won · Wizards 103, Bulls 113
10 pts
Grizzlies-SunsPHX won · Grizzlies 103, Suns 108
2 pts
Hinrich shot 12-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HinrichCHI · 34 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
80% (12-15)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
73% (11-15)
Jason WilliamsMEM · 21 PTS, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
ArenasWAS · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL
56% (14-25)
MarionPHX · 22 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
Final · Grizzlies-Suns
Grizzlies 103Suns 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies31232326103
Suns29312226108
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire's 34 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past Memphis, 108-103

For Memphis, Brian Cardinal had 13 PTS, 6 REB 34 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG

The swing

The Suns trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 31-23.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −2+6+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 58.7 FPTS on 28 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST

Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 103Bulls 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards29212033103
Bulls19382432113
The story
Antonio Davis had 18 points as Chicago beat Washington 113-103

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 18 PTS, 8 REB 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Bulls took the second 38-21.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −10+7+11+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 76Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1814301476
Spurs29342318104
The story
San Antonio beat Denver 104-76 behind 24 points from Tim Duncan

Marcus Camby paced Denver: 12 REB, 9 PTS 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 11-15 FG

The swing

A 34-14 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
400 +11+31+24+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg25.5Last 2 playoff games

25.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 34 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg17.5Last 2 playoff games

17.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Reg. season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 39

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 44, 8, 21, 33, 27, 8, 25, 9, 39Wizards-Bulls · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 10, 27, 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34Suns-Grizzlies · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34Bulls-Wizards · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 14, 20, 6, 17, 20, 18, 16, 28Grizzlies-Suns · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 2, 17, 11, 17, 3, 18, 24Spurs-Nuggets · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 18, 20, 17, 18, 0, 26, 22Suns-Grizzlies · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST