FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 1, 2005Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAC by 12 at halftime and won 115–102.

Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pistons97
Sixers92
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET -1; Q4 Pistons 0; OT1 DET +5
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat110
Nets97
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +8; Q4 MIA +13
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Suns123
Grizzlies115
Q1 PHX +19; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sonics115
Kings102
Q1 SEA -11; Q2 SEA -12; Q3 SEA -4; Q4 SEA +13
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Sonics-Kings

Ray Allen scores 45 as Seattle beats Sacramento

Shawn Marion goes for 23 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-12-4+13SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics20362435115
Kings31371618102
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45SEA45 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 12, 6, 28, 21, 18, 12, 9, 19SEA19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27SAC27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 23, 8, 4, 19, 22, 9, 21, 16SAC16 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Suns-Grizzlies combined for 238, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 123, Grizzlies 115
238
Sonics-KingsSonics 115, Kings 102
217
Heat-NetsHeat 110, Nets 97
207
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 92
189
DET won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Pistons-SixersPistons 97, Sixers 92
+5 DET
Suns-GrizzliesSuns 123, Grizzlies 115
+8 PHX
Heat-NetsHeat 110, Nets 97
+13 MIA
Sonics-KingsSonics 115, Kings 102
+13 SEA
SEA erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-KingsSEA won · Sonics 115, Kings 102
12 pts
Pistons-SixersDET won · Pistons 97, Sixers 92
3 pts
Marion shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
77% (10-13)
D WadeMIA · 34 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
Eddie JonesMIA · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
JamesSEA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenSEA · 45 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 4 STL
61% (17-28)
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 97Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pistons212019231497
Sixers24142322992
The story
Chauncey Billups' 25 points carried Detroit past Philadelphia, 97-92 in OT

For Philadelphia, Chris Webber had 23 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 8-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 20-14.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3+3−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Grizzlies
Suns 123Grizzlies 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns39242832123
Grizzlies20362633115
The story
Phoenix beat Memphis 123-115 behind 18 points from Amar'e Stoudemire

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 28 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 5-10 FG

The swing

A 39-20 first quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +19+7+9+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Kings
Sonics 115Kings 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics20362435115
Kings31371618102
The story
Jerome James had 17 points as Seattle beat Sacramento 115-102

Cuttino Mobley led Sacramento with 16 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 35-18.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −11−12−4+13 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: 17 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg1.0Last 3 playoff games

1.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Reg. season avg34.0Today

34 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Sixers · R1 · G4

Detroit takes Game 4, leads Philadelphia 3–1

97–92 in Philadelphia. The first round series continues. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Sixers
G1 · @ DETDET106–85G2 · @ DETDET99–84G3 · @ PHIPHI115–104G4 · @ PHIDET97–92
Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 45

Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45Sonics-Kings · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high45 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30, 19, 37, 36Sixers-Pistons · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22, 34Heat-Nets · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 6, 17, 20, 18, 16, 28, 13, 28Grizzlies-Suns · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27Kings-Sonics · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 4, 17, 5, 2, 11, 20, 15, 25Pistons-Sixers · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST