FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 7, 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 · G7 · Box score
Pacers97
Celtics70
Q1 Pacers +2; Q2 Pacers +3; Q3 Pacers +14; Q4 Pacers +27
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Rockets76
Mavs116
Q1 Mavs +12; Q2 Mavs +15; Q3 Mavs +28; Q4 Mavs +40
On this day · 2003–04May 7, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Pistons-Nets), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Pacers-Celtics

Indiana wins Game 7 against Boston

Yao Ming goes for 33 points

Game flow · Pacers margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+14+27Pacers AHEAD ↑Celtics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2213293397
Celtics2012182070
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24Pacers24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 2, 4, 0, 7, 2, 0, 3, 16Pacers16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24, 20Celtics20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 21, 12, 33, 19, 30, 27, 20, 19Celtics19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Pacers-Celtics12
Rockets-Mavs0
The night in charts
Rockets-Mavs combined for 192, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-MavsRockets 76, Mavs 116
192
Pacers-CelticsPacers 97, Celtics 70
167
Pacers won the closest game by 27
Closest finishes
Pacers-CelticsPacers 97, Celtics 70
+27 Pacers
Rockets-MavsRockets 76, Mavs 116
+40 Mavs
Stephen Jackson shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Stephen JacksonPacers · 24 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB
62% (8-13)
HowardMavs · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
62% (8-13)
TerryMavs · 31 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
YaoRockets · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
57% (13-23)
Antoine WalkerCeltics · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
47% (8-17)
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 97Celtics 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2213293397
Celtics2012182070
The story
Stephen Jackson's 24 points carried Indiana past Boston, 97-70

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 20 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 5 STL, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-13 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-20, was where the Pacers built it.

Pacers lead by quarter
300 +2+3+14+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Mavs
Rockets 76Mavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2024201276
Mavs32273324116
The story
Josh Howard had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Dallas beat Houston 116-76

Tracy McGrady led Houston with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST 21 PTS, 11 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 8-13 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the third 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Mavs lead by quarter
400 +12+15+28+40 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Yao MingRockets
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg7.5Last 3 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Rockets-Mavs · R1 · G7

Dallas never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–76. Jason Terry led Dallas with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Mavs
G1 · @ MavsRockets98–86G2 · @ MavsRockets113–111G3 · @ RocketsMavs106–102G4 · @ RocketsMavs97–93G5 · @ MavsMavs103–100G6 · @ RocketsRockets101–83G7 · @ MavsMavs116–76
Top performances

Yao Ming leads the day with 33

Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30, 8, 33Rockets-Mavs · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 5, 17, 15, 13, 32, 13, 7, 31Mavs-Rockets · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37, 27Rockets-Mavs · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24Pacers-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 27, 17, 17, 7, 8, 17, 8, 21Mavs-Rockets · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24, 20Celtics-Pacers · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST