FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 19, 2003Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 10 points, by DAL (vs POR) and BOS (vs IND).

Final · R1 · G1
MIL96
NJN109
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +20; Q3 NJN +29; Q4 NJN +13
Final · R1 · G1
BOS103
IND100
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS -6; Q3 BOS -10; Q4 BOS +3
Final · OT · R1 · G1
PHX96
SAS95
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -3; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +1
Final · R1 · G1
POR86
DAL96
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -10; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL +10
Final · R1 · G1
UTA90
SAC96
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · BOS @ IND

Paul Pierce scores 40 as Boston beats Indiana

Boston won 103–100. Paul Pierce: 40 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists. First round series: Boston 1, Indiana 0.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-6-10+3BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS26261734103
IND29292121100
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40BOS40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 15, 7, 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22BOS22 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 13, 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26IND26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 29, 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24IND24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+20.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.1Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 48 minutes, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (80 games).

Stepped-up role
+18.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg46.5Today

46 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 23 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−13.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 19 minutes, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (76 games).

Second story · POR @ DAL · R1 · G1

Dallas takes Game 1, leads Portland 1–0

96–86 in Dallas. The first round series continues. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 46 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs DAL
G1 · @ DALDAL96–86Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 46

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46DAL vs POR · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high46 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 28, 40, 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40BOS @ IND · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 28, 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27SAC vs UTA · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 4, 8, 19, 21, 8, 15, 26POR @ DAL · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26PHX @ SAS · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 20, 13, 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26IND vs BOS · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST