FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed NJN by 1 after three quarters and won 90–88.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers90
Nets88
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +4; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Lakers102
Suns107
Q1 PHX +10; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks74
Pistons92
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +12; Q4 DET +18
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies93
Mavs103
Q1 DAL +6; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +5; Q4 DAL +10
On this day · 2004–05Apr 23, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pacers-Nets

Indiana draws first blood against New Jersey

Vince Carter goes for 31 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+4-1+2IND AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3020142690
Nets2422192388
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 15, 28, 17, 17, 18, 21, 22, 18IND18 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 9, 0, 0, 12, 8, 14, 2, 4, 1, 15IND15 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31NJN31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 20, 17, 18, 10, 18, 11, 22NJN22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Suns · R1 · G1

Phoenix beats Lakers by 5, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 107–102. Series: 1–0. Tim Thomas led Phoenix with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX107–102
Lead changes
Pacers-Nets13
Bucks-Pistons10
Grizzlies-Mavs8
Lakers-Suns6
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 209, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 102, Suns 107
209
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 93, Mavs 103
196
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 88
178
Bucks-PistonsBucks 74, Pistons 92
166
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 90, Nets 88
+2 IND
Lakers-SunsLakers 102, Suns 107
+5 PHX
Grizzlies-MavsGrizzlies 93, Mavs 103
+10 DAL
Bucks-PistonsBucks 74, Pistons 92
+18 DET
Tim Thomas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Tim ThomasPHX · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
KrsticNJN · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
60% (9-15)
WaltonLAL · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
JeffersonNJN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 90Nets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers3020142690
Nets2422192388
The story
Stephen Jackson had 18 points as Indiana beat New Jersey 90-88

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Pacers won the first 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +6+4−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 102Suns 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29212527102
Suns39191732107
The story
Tim Thomas' 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 107-102

For Los Angeles, Lamar Odom had 21 PTS, 14 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB · 8-10 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 39-29, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +10+80+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Mavs
Grizzlies 93Mavs 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2229271593
Mavs28322320103
The story
Dallas beat Memphis 103-93 behind 31 points and 11 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Pau Gasol paced Memphis: 24 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST · 9-18 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +6+9+5+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 34 minutes, against 5.0 a game in the regular season (69 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 11 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.4Reg. season avg11Today

11 points today in 36 minutes, against 25.4 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 31

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31Nets-Pacers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31Mavs-Grizzlies · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 16, 16, 33, 14, 19, 15, 16, 24Grizzlies-Mavs · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 7, 13, 22, 7, 7, 10, 12, 22Suns-Lakers · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 43, 42, 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22Lakers-Suns · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Nenad KrsticPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 18, 20, 17, 18, 10, 18, 11, 22Nets-Pacers · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST