FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 27, 2003Playoffs · 5 games
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5 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed IND by 12 at halftime and won 102–92.

Final · R1 · G4
IND92
BOS102
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -12; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G4
MIN97
LAL102
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL +5
Final · R1 · G4
DET92
ORL100
Q1 ORL -10; Q2 ORL +4; Q3 ORL +14; Q4 ORL +8
Final · R1 · G4
DAL79
POR98
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR -3; Q3 POR +20; Q4 POR +19
Final · R1 · G4
SAS84
PHX86
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -7; Q4 PHX +2
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 27, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs CHH), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · IND @ BOS

Paul Pierce scores 37, Boston rallies past Indiana

Boston trailed by 12 at the half and won 102–92. First round series: Boston 3, Indiana 1.

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 Q3Final0-6-12+11+10BOS AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2523143092
BOS19173729102
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37BOS37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 11, 3, 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25IND25 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 11, 18, 6, 2, 12, 10, 7, 21IND21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 28 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.9Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 16.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 25 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · DET @ ORL · R1 · G4

Orlando takes Game 4, leads Detroit 3–1

100–92 in Orlando. The first round series continues. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ORL
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 37

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 36, 20, 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37BOS vs IND · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34LAL vs MIN · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 23 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32LAL vs MIN · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28MIN @ LAL · L
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27, 28MIN @ LAL · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 28, 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27ORL vs DET · W
36.2 PPG playoffs to date · −12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST