FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 4, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wizards112
Bulls110
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets89
Spurs99
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 2003–04May 4, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (Wolves-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Wizards-Bulls

Larry Hughes scores 33, Washington holds off Chicago

Tim Duncan goes for 18 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+14+13+2WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34292326112
Bulls28212437110
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33WAS33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 14, 2, 14, 18, 21, 18, 19WAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30, 14, 8, 8, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34, 13, 18, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs9
Wizards-Bulls3
Shot of the night

Arenas's jumper at the buzzer breaks the tie, 112-110 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Bulls combined for 222, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-BullsWizards 112, Bulls 110
222
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 99
188
WAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Wizards-BullsWizards 112, Bulls 110
+2 WAS
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 89, Spurs 99
+10 SAS
Chandler shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChandlerCHI · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
HaywoodWAS · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
JamisonWAS · 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
53% (8-15)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Wizards-Bulls
Wizards 112Bulls 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards34292326112
Bulls28212437110
The story
Brendan Haywood had 17 points as Washington beat Chicago 112-110

Tyson Chandler led Chicago with 22 PTS, 10 REB 17 PTS, 7 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The Wizards won the second 29-21, their biggest quarter edge.

WAS lead by quarter
200 +6+14+13+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 89Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2122242289
Spurs2520262899
The story
Tony Parker's 21 points carried San Antonio past Denver, 99-89

For Denver, Carmelo Anthony had 25 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 28-22, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+2+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Spurs · R1 · G5

San Antonio leads Denver wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 99–89. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–22. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Spurs
G1 · @ SASDEN93–87G2 · @ SASSAS104–76G3 · @ DENSAS86–78G4 · @ DENSAS126–115G5 · @ SASSAS99–89
Top performances

Larry Hughes leads the day with 33

Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33Wizards-Bulls · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30, 14, 8, 8, 27Bulls-Wizards · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 16, 36, 36, 14, 10, 19, 28, 25Nuggets-Spurs · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34, 13, 18, 23Bulls-Wizards · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 12, 10, 4, 2, 4, 15, 13, 22Bulls-Wizards · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 8, 17, 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29, 21Spurs-Nuggets · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST