FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 25, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed DET by 10 after the first quarter and won 89–80.

Final · R1 · G3
DET80
ORL89
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL +2; Q3 ORL +10; Q4 ORL +9
Final · R1 · G3
SAS99
PHX86
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +13; Q4 SAS +13
Final · R1 · G3
DAL115
POR103
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL -1; 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 · 2001–02Apr 25, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs POR), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DET @ ORL

Orlando rallies from 10 down to win Game 3

Detroit led by 10 after one. Final: 89–80. Series: Orlando 2, Detroit 1. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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 Q3Final0-10+2+10+9ORL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2917171780
ORL1929251689
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29ORL29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 0, 15, 2, 0, 15, 9, 1, 20ORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 0, 3, 21, 14, 18, 13, 6, 13, 16DET16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ POR · R1 · G3

Dallas gets past Portland

115–103, with Dallas ahead 64–61 at halftime. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 42 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs POR
G1 · @ DALDAL96–86G2 · @ DALDAL103–99G3 · @ PORDAL115–103Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.1Reg. season avg37.7Last 3 playoff games

37.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 42 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 42

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: 29, 26, 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42DAL @ POR · W
37.7 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 30, 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29ORL vs DET · W
39.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 15, 16, 7, 25, 10, 7, 2, 29SAS @ PHX · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32, 25PHX vs SAS · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22DET @ ORL · L
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 15, 8, 0, 15, 2, 0, 15, 9, 1, 20ORL vs DET · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST