FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 20, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G1
ORL99
DET94
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +9; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +5
Final · R1 · G1
LAL117
MIN98
Q1 LAL +16; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +19
Final · R1 · G1
NOH90
PHI98
Q1 PHI +7; Q2 PHI +5; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +8
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 · 2001–02Apr 20, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (IND @ NJN), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · ORL @ DET

Tracy McGrady scores 43 as Orlando wins in Detroit

Final: 99–94. Tracy McGrady made 15 of 28 shots from the field. First round series: Orlando 1, Detroit 0.

Game flow · ORL 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+5+9+4+5ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2425272399
DET1921322294
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43ORL43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 7, 8, 19, 9, 2, 15, 13, 18ORL18 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28DET28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 27, 12, 29, 16, 28, 11, 4, 21DET21 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Second story · NOH @ PHI · R1 · G1

Philadelphia leads New Orleans wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 98–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–22. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 55 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+27.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg55Today

55 points today in 47 minutes, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+14.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.3Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 12.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.9Reg. season avg3Today

3 points today in 32 minutes, against 15.9 a game in the regular season (74 games).

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 55

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55PHI vs NOH · W
55.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high55 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43ORL @ DET · W
43.0 PPG playoffs to date
43 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39LAL @ MIN · W
39.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32LAL @ MIN · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 24, 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28NOH @ PHI · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28DET vs ORL · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST