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Friday, April 29, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed DET by 8 after the first quarter and won 115–104.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons104
Sixers115
Q1 PHI -8; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +11
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns110
Grizzlies90
Q1 PHX +1; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +16; Q4 PHX +20
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sonics104
Kings116
Q1 SAC +12; Q2 SAC +9; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +12
On this day · 2003–04Apr 29, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Mike Bibby (Kings-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Pistons-Sixers

Allen Iverson goes for 37 in Philadelphia win over Detroit

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 30 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-3+2+11PHI AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons32222426104
Sixers24272935115
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30, 19, 37PHI37 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 8, 15, 21, 14, 18, 27, 15, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 9, 15, 11, 15, 12, 7, 5, 29DET29 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24DET24 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Sonics-Kings · R1 · G3

Sacramento never trails at a break against Seattle

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–104. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Sonics-Kings
G1 · @ SEASEA87–82G2 · @ SEASEA105–93G3 · @ SACSAC116–104
Lead changes
Pistons-Sixers12
Suns-Grizzlies1
The night in charts
Sonics-Kings combined for 220, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-KingsSonics 104, Kings 116
220
Pistons-SixersPistons 104, Sixers 115
219
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 90
200
PHI won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 104, Sixers 115
+11 PHI
Sonics-KingsSonics 104, Kings 116
+12 SAC
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 110, Grizzlies 90
+20 PHX
Kenny Thomas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny ThomasSAC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
80% (8-10)
Ben WallaceDET · 29 PTS, 16 REB, 1 BLK
65% (11-17)
JamesSEA · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (9-14)
Joe JohnsonPHX · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
60% (9-15)
HamiltonDET · 24 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB
60% (9-15)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 104Sixers 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons32222426104
Sixers24272935115
The story
Samuel Dalembert had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia beat Detroit 115-104

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 PTS, 12 AST, 4 REB 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The 76ers won the fourth 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −8−3+2+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 104Kings 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics19263623104
Kings31233824116
The story
Sacramento beat Seattle 116-104 behind 31 points from Mike Bibby

Jerome James paced Seattle: 22 PTS, 9 REB 31 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 11-21 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 31-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +12+9+11+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 110Grizzlies 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns31262627110
Grizzlies3017202390
The story
Shawn Marion's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Phoenix past Memphis, 110-90

For Memphis, Lorenzen Wright had 14 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-17, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +1+10+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.9Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 37.3 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 14 points in 35 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.8 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30, 19, 37Sixers-Pistons · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 3 REB · 15 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33Sonics-Kings · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 19, 24, 26, 16, 26, 3, 16, 31Kings-Sonics · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 27, 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30Suns-Grizzlies · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 9, 15, 11, 15, 12, 7, 5, 29Pistons-Sixers · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high29 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 17, 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24Pistons-Sixers · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST