FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 2, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls99
Wizards106
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +24; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets100
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +3
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs126
Nuggets115
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +11
On this day · 2003–04May 2, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Rockets-Mavs

Dallas beats Houston by 3, moves within one of advancing

Tracy McGrady goes for 25 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+8+8+3DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22222432100
Mavs24282427103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23DAL23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 13, 13, 27, 17, 17, 7, 8, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30HOU30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25HOU25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Bulls-Wizards · R1 · G4

Washington keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Washington won by 7. Juan Dixon led Washington with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Wizards
G1 · @ CHICHI103–94G2 · @ CHICHI113–103G3 · @ WASWAS117–99G4 · @ WASWAS106–99
Lead changes
Rockets-Mavs8
Bulls-Wizards0
The night in charts
Spurs-Nuggets combined for 241, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 126, Nuggets 115
241
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 106
205
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 103
203
DAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Rockets-MavsRockets 100, Mavs 103
+3 DAL
Bulls-WizardsBulls 99, Wizards 106
+7 WAS
Spurs-NuggetsSpurs 126, Nuggets 115
+11 SAS
Yao shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
YaoHOU · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
77% (10-13)
DixonWAS · 35 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
BoykinsDEN · 32 PTS, 5 AST, 2 STL, 1 BLK
60% (12-20)
ParkerSAS · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB
58% (11-19)
DuncanSAS · 39 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
57% (13-23)
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 100Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets22222432100
Mavs24282427103
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 23 points and 13 rebounds as Dallas beat Houston 103-100

Yao Ming led Houston with 30 PTS, 8 REB 23 PTS, 13 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the second 28-22, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +2+8+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Wizards
Bulls 99Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls1522233999
Wizards29321926106
The story
Washington beat Chicago 106-99 behind 35 points from Juan Dixon

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 35 PTS, 5 REB · 11-15 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

A 29-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Wizards.

WAS lead by quarter
300 +14+24+20+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Nuggets
Spurs 126Nuggets 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs2829302019126
Nuggets272429278115
The story
Tony Parker's 29 points carried San Antonio past Denver, 126-115 in OT

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 28 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 11-19 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Spurs took it 19-8.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+6+70+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 35 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 39

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 2, 17, 11, 17, 3, 18, 24, 11, 39Spurs-Nuggets · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 11, 6, 7, 13, 11, 12, 2, 35Wizards-Bulls · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +26.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 9, 2, 24, 9, 8, 8, 32Nuggets-Spurs · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30Rockets-Mavs · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 8, 17, 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29Spurs-Nuggets · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 22, 16, 36, 36, 14, 10, 19, 28Nuggets-Spurs · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST