FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 5, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–83.

Final · OT · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics92
Pacers89
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs83
Rockets101
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +18
On this day · 2003–04May 5, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Spurs), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Mavs-Rockets

Tracy McGrady scores 37, Houston rallies past Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 19 points

Game flow · HOU margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+7-1+18HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2619251383
Rockets18341732101
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37HOU37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 11, 24, 16, 10, 6, 7, 16, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 12, 13, 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19DAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Celtics-Pacers · R1 · G6

Boston evens the series with Indiana at 3–3

Boston won Game 6, 92–89, in the first round. Antoine Walker led Boston with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Celtics-Pacers
G1 · @ BOSBOS102–82G2 · @ BOSIND82–79G3 · @ INDIND99–76G4 · @ INDBOS110–79G5 · @ BOSIND90–85G6 · @ INDBOS92–89
Lead changes
Mavs-Rockets9
Celtics-Pacers1
The night in charts
Mavs-Rockets combined for 184, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-RocketsMavs 83, Rockets 101
184
Celtics-PacersCeltics 92, Pacers 89
181
BOS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 92, Pacers 89
+3 BOS
Mavs-RocketsMavs 83, Rockets 101
+18 HOU
HOU rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Mavs-RocketsHOU won · Mavs 83, Rockets 101
8 pts
Celtics-PacersBOS won · Celtics 92, Pacers 89
7 pts
James shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JamesHOU · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
PierceBOS · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
58% (7-12)
StackhouseDAL · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
T-MacHOU · 37 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
50% (14-28)
Ricky DavisBOS · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
47% (7-15)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 92Pacers 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics20292114892
Pacers27161922589
The story
Paul Pierce had 20 points and 11 rebounds as Boston beat Indiana 92-89 in OT

Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 7-12 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Celtics took the second 29-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −7+6+80+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Mavs-Rockets
Mavs 83Rockets 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2619251383
Rockets18341732101
The story
Mike James' 22 points carried Houston past Dallas, 101-83

For Dallas, Jerry Stackhouse had 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Rockets trailed by 1 going into the fourth, then won it 32-13.

HOU lead by quarter
200 −8+7−1+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.7Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 37

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37Rockets-Mavs · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26Pacers-Celtics · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24Celtics-Pacers · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 6, 13, 6, 4, 15, 19, 22Celtics-Pacers · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 11, 24, 16, 10, 6, 7, 16, 22Rockets-Mavs · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 12, 13, 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21Mavs-Rockets · L
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST