FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 9, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Pacers81
Pistons96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +15
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Mavs102
Suns127
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +25
On this day · 2003–04May 9, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (Nets-Pistons), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Pacers-Pistons

Detroit draws first blood against Indiana

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 40 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+14+15+15DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2018192481
Pistons2329202496
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24, 20, 23, 28DET28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 15, 12, 7, 5, 29, 12, 11, 21DET21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24, 15IND15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Mavs-Suns · R2 · G1

Phoenix keeps Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. Phoenix won by 25. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 40 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX127–102
Lead changes
Pacers-Pistons1
Mavs-Suns0
The night in charts
Mavs-Suns combined for 229, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SunsMavs 102, Suns 127
229
Pacers-PistonsPacers 81, Pistons 96
177
DET won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Pacers-PistonsPacers 81, Pistons 96
+15 DET
Mavs-SunsMavs 102, Suns 127
+25 PHX
Ben Wallace shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ben WallaceDET · 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Amar'ePHX · 40 PTS, 16 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
TerryDAL · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
TinsleyIND · 13 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MarionPHX · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Final · Pacers-Pistons
Pacers 81Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2018192481
Pistons2329202496
The story
Ben Wallace's 21 points and 15 rebounds carried Detroit past Indiana, 96-81

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 22 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 15 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 29-18, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
200 +3+14+15+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Suns
Mavs 102Suns 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs22252629102
Suns29343628127
The story
Joe Johnson had 25 points as Phoenix beat Dallas 127-102

Marquis Daniels led Dallas with 13 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 9-17 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the third 36-26, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
300 +7+16+26+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.4 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 40

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30, 18, 40Suns-Mavs · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19, 14, 28Mavs-Suns · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24, 20, 23, 28Pistons-Pacers · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 26, 19, 16, 20, 20, 25, 25Suns-Mavs · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 18, 0, 26, 22, 14, 23, 23Suns-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26, 15, 22Pacers-Pistons · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST