FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 29, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 94–89.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets97
Pacers88
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +19; Q4 NJN +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs94
Grizzlies89
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons104
Bucks124
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +20
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Clippers100
Nuggets86
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +14
On this day · 2004–05Apr 29, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pistons), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Mavs-Grizzlies

Dirk Nowitzki scores 36, Dallas rallies past Memphis

Vince Carter goes for 28 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-8-10+5DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs172122161894
Grizzlies232315151389
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36DAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 10, 18, 16, 12, 20, 16, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 17, 15, 11, 9, 5, 4, 7, 20MEM20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 33, 14, 19, 15, 16, 24, 16, 16MEM16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers · R1 · G4

New Jersey never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–88. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Pacers
G1 · @ NJNIND90–88G2 · @ NJNNJN90–75G3 · @ INDIND107–95G4 · @ INDNJN97–88
Lead changes
Pistons-Bucks8
Mavs-Grizzlies7
Clippers-Nuggets7
Nets-Pacers0
The night in charts
Pistons-Bucks combined for 228, 42 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-BucksPistons 104, Bucks 124
228
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 86
186
Nets-PacersNets 97, Pacers 88
185
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 94, Grizzlies 89
183
DAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Mavs-GrizzliesMavs 94, Grizzlies 89
+5 DAL
Nets-PacersNets 97, Pacers 88
+9 NJN
Clippers-NuggetsClippers 100, Nuggets 86
+14 LAC
Pistons-BucksPistons 104, Bucks 124
+20 MIL
Mo Williams shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Mo WilliamsMIL · 20 PTS, 2 AST
90% (9-10)
LivingstonLAC · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL
70% (7-10)
ReddMIL · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
67% (14-21)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KrsticNJN · 21 PTS, 8 REB
63% (10-16)
Final · Mavs-Grizzlies
Mavs 94Grizzlies 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs172122161894
Grizzlies232315151389
The story
Jason Terry had 22 points as Dallas beat Memphis 94-89 in OT

Lorenzen Wright led Memphis with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 9-22 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Mavericks took the third 22-15.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −6−8−10+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 97Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2426262197
Pacers1522203188
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 97-88 behind 22 points from Richard Jefferson

Austin Croshere paced Indiana: 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 9-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

A 24-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +9+13+19+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Bucks
Pistons 104Bucks 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons27272030104
Bucks30312934124
The story
T.J. Ford's 15 assists and 7 points carried Milwaukee past Detroit, 124-104

For Detroit, Rasheed Wallace had 18 PTS, 6 REB 15 AST, 7 PTS, 7 REB · 2-5 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 29-20, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3+7+16+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 20 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd leads the day with 40

Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40Bucks-Pistons · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36Mavs-Grizzlies · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28Nets-Pacers · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 11, 8, 15, 7, 5, 14, 20, 26Pistons-Bucks · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 30, 20, 24, 15, 12, 37, 22Pacers-Nets · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 10, 18, 16, 12, 20, 16, 22Mavs-Grizzlies · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST