FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 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 · G2
NOH85
PHI90
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +12; Q3 PHI +10; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G2
ORL77
DET89
Q1 DET +17; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +9; Q4 DET +12
Final · R1 · G2
POR99
DAL103
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +6; Q3 DAL +1; Q4 DAL +4
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 23, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL @ CHH), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · POR @ DAL

Dallas beats Portland by 4, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 103–99. Series: 2–0. Steve Nash led Dallas with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 8 assists. Bonzi Wells scored 45 for Portland in the loss.

Game flow · DAL 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+4+6+1+4DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR1923292899
DAL23252431103
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 19, 7, 19, 21, 14, 9, 10, 28DAL28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25DAL25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 12, 24, 29, 21, 19, 13, 45POR45 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 4, 8, 19, 21, 8, 15, 26, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg42.0Last 2 playoff games

42.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.6Reg. season avg11.2Last 2 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 33.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.0Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.0 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 7 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · NOH @ PHI · R1 · G2

Philadelphia keeps New Orleans at arm's length

The Hornets never led at a quarter break. Philadelphia won by 5. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90G2 · @ PHIPHI90–85Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady 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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 39, 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46ORL @ DET · L
44.5 PPG playoffs to date
46 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 17, 12, 24, 29, 21, 19, 13, 45POR @ DAL · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high45 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30DET vs ORL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 24, 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29PHI vs NOH · W
42.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 19, 7, 19, 21, 14, 9, 10, 28DAL vs POR · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25DAL vs POR · W
35.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST