FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 30, 2005Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed HOU by 3 at halftime and won 97–93.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls99
Wizards117
Q1 WAS +8; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +18
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Mavs97
Rockets93
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL -3; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +4
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Celtics110
Pacers79
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +15; Q4 BOS +31
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs86
Nuggets78
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2003–04Apr 30, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Heat), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Mavs-Rockets

Jason Terry scores 32 as Dallas wins in Houston

Paul Pierce goes for 30 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-30+4DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2622292097
Rockets2229261693
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 15, 14, 17, 5, 17, 15, 13, 32DAL32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18DAL18 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36HOU36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20HOU20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Rockets12
Bulls-Wizards7
Spurs-Nuggets1
Celtics-Pacers0
The night in charts
Bulls-Wizards combined for 216, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 117
216
Mavs-RocketsMavs 97, Rockets 93
190
Celtics-PacersCeltics 110, Pacers 79
189
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 78
164
DAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Mavs-RocketsMavs 97, Rockets 93
+4 DAL
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 86, Nuggets 78
+8 SAS
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 117
+18 WAS
Celtics-PacersCeltics 110, Pacers 79
+31 BOS
Pierce shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 30 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 5 BLK
67% (10-15)
Ricky DavisBOS · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Kenyon MartinDEN · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
FinleyDAL · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
TerryDAL · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
61% (11-18)
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 97Rockets 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2622292097
Rockets2229261693
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 18 points as Dallas beat Houston 97-93

Yao Ming led Houston with 20 PTS, 5 REB 18 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 4-14 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 26-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +4−30+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 99Wizards 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2332222299
Wizards31263327117
The story
Washington beat Chicago 117-99 behind 32 points from Gilbert Arenas

Tyson Chandler paced Chicago: 15 PTS, 10 REB 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 10-24 FG, 2-10 3PT

The swing

A 33-22 third quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +8+2+13+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 110Pacers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics31252232110
Pacers2027161679
The story
Gary Payton's 14 points carried Boston past Indiana, 110-79

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 12 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 6-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-16, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +11+9+15+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg6.8Last 3 playoff games

6.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg35.6Today

36 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Nuggets · R1 · G3

San Antonio controls Denver start to finish

San Antonio won 86–78, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Nuggets
G1 · @ SASDEN93–87G2 · @ SASSAS104–76G3 · @ DENSAS86–78
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 36

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36Rockets-Mavs · L
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 44, 8, 21, 33, 27, 8, 25, 9, 39, 32Wizards-Bulls · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 2, 40, 30, 21, 13, 16, 3, 23, 17, 32Spurs-Nuggets · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 15, 14, 17, 5, 17, 15, 13, 32Mavs-Rockets · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33, 19, 30Celtics-Pacers · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24Pacers-Celtics · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST