FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 24, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 3 after the first quarter and won 96–91.

Final · R1 · G2
TOR91
DET96
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -3; Q3 DET +5; Q4 DET +5
Final · R1 · G2
MIN110
DAL122
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +4; Q3 DAL +11; Q4 DAL +12
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2000–01Apr 24, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs IND), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · TOR @ DET

Jerry Stackhouse scores 31 in Detroit win over Toronto

Final: 96–91. Jerry Stackhouse added 5 rebounds and 2 assists. First round series: Detroit 2, Toronto 0.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-3+5+5DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR3019182491
DET2719262496
Who led
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 18, 14, 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31DET31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 20, 18, 18, 26, 21, 15, 5, 13DET13 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 14, 4, 9, 7, 3, 3, 0, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 14 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 24, 24, 9, 14, 15, 21, 15, 21TOR21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIN @ DAL · R1 · G2

Dallas leads Minnesota wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 122–110. Best quarter: the third, 34–27. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 31 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs DAL
G1 · @ DALDAL101–94G2 · @ DALDAL122–110Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 2 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 6 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 22 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 31

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 32, 22, 15, 18, 35, 20, 6, 19, 31MIN @ DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 18 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31DAL vs MIN · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 12, 34, 18, 14, 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31DET vs TOR · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 27, 25, 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28DAL vs MIN · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 16, 16, 17, 19, 20, 15, 25MIN @ DAL · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25, 25MIN @ DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST