FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by SEA (vs SAC) and DET (vs PHI).

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers90
Celtics85
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +5
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers78
Pistons88
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +10
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Kings118
Sonics122
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +4
On this day · 2003–04May 3, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Tayshaun Prince (Pistons-Nets), 15 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Kings-Sonics

Ray Allen scores 30 in Seattle win over Sacramento

Mike Bibby goes for 35 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+3-3+4SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24333625118
Sonics29313032122
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30SEA30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 28, 21, 18, 12, 9, 19, 24SEA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27, 38SAC38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 26, 16, 26, 3, 16, 31, 13, 35SAC35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pistons · R1 · G5

Detroit closes out Philadelphia in five

Detroit won Game 5, 88–78, to take the first round series 4–1. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET106–85G2 · @ DETDET99–84G3 · @ PHIPHI115–104G4 · @ PHIDET97–92G5 · @ DETDET88–78
The night in charts
Kings-Sonics combined for 240, 65 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SonicsKings 118, Sonics 122
240
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 85
175
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 88
166
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-SonicsKings 118, Sonics 122
+4 SEA
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 85
+5 IND
Sixers-PistonsSixers 78, Pistons 88
+10 DET
SEA rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SonicsSEA won · Kings 118, Sonics 122
3 pts
Sixers-PistonsDET won · Sixers 78, Pistons 88
3 pts
Ray Allen shot 12-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenSEA · 30 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
PejaSAC · 38 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
56% (14-25)
BibbySAC · 35 PTS, 10 AST, 4 STL, 3 REB
54% (13-24)
LewisSEA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
PrinceDET · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Kings-Sonics
Kings 118Sonics 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings24333625118
Sonics29313032122
The story
Rashard Lewis had 24 points as Seattle beat Sacramento 122-118

Brad Miller led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 7-13 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the SuperSonics took the fourth 32-25.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +5+3−3+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 90Celtics 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2327202090
Celtics2121232085
The story
Jermaine O'Neal's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried Indiana past Boston, 90-85

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 27 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 7-19 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-21, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+8+5+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Pistons
Sixers 78Pistons 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2420171778
Pistons2122172888
The story
Detroit beat Philadelphia 88-78 behind 23 points from Chauncey Billups

Samuel Dalembert paced Philadelphia: 11 PTS, 10 REB 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-17 fourth quarter erased a 1-point hole for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 −3−1−1+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 38

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27, 38Kings-Sonics · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 26, 16, 26, 3, 16, 31, 13, 35Kings-Sonics · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30, 19, 37, 36, 34Sixers-Pistons · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30Sonics-Kings · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33, 19, 30, 27Celtics-Pacers · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 28, 21, 18, 12, 9, 19, 24Sonics-Kings · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST