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Thursday, April 28, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 7 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat108
Nets105
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 Heat 0; OT2 MIA +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics76
Pacers99
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs106
Rockets102
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +4
On this day · 2003–04Apr 28, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Nets

Miami takes Game 3 in double overtime

Vince Carter goes for 36 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-7+4+500+3MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat1732251699108
Nets2421242196105
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37, 27, 21, 36NJN36 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 17, 13, 16, 20, 17, 9, 14, 23NJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Rockets · R1 · G3

Dallas stays alive against Houston

A 106–102 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Rockets
G1 · @ DALHOU98–86G2 · @ DALHOU113–111G3 · @ HOUDAL106–102
Lead changes
Heat-Nets12
Celtics-Pacers6
The night in charts
Heat-Nets combined for 213, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NetsHeat 108, Nets 105
213
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 102
208
Celtics-PacersCeltics 76, Pacers 99
175
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 108, Nets 105
+3 MIA
Mavs-RocketsMavs 106, Rockets 102
+4 DAL
Celtics-PacersCeltics 76, Pacers 99
+23 IND
MIA rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-NetsMIA won · Heat 108, Nets 105
7 pts
Mavs-RocketsDAL won · Mavs 106, Rockets 102
5 pts
Krstic shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KrsticNJN · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
YaoHOU · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
ReggieIND · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
FinleyDAL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
HaslemMIA · 19 REB, 14 PTS, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 108Nets 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Heat1732251699108
Nets2421242196105
The story
Dwyane Wade had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Miami beat New Jersey 108-105 in OT

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 23 PTS, 8 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST, 4 STL · 6-19 FG

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Heat took the second 32-21.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7+4+500+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 106Rockets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs32222428106
Rockets27223419102
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 28 points carried Dallas past Houston, 106-102

For Houston, Bob Sura had 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST 28 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 28-19.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +5+5−5+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady was the fantasy play: 46.8 FPTS on 28 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST

Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 76Pacers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1919211776
Pacers2431162899
The story
Indiana beat Boston 99-76 behind 33 points from Reggie Miller

Gary Payton paced Boston: 15 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 33 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 10-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 second quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
300 +5+17+12+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 18 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg10.6Last 3 playoff games

10.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 4 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg55.8Today

56 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 36 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37, 27, 21, 36Nets-Heat · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28, 33Pacers-Celtics · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28Rockets-Mavs · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28Mavs-Rockets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25Heat-Nets · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 17, 13, 16, 20, 17, 9, 14, 23Nets-Heat · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST