FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed DAL by 7 at halftime and won 103–99.

Final · R1 · G5
NOH93
PHI91
Q1 NOH -3; Q2 NOH -3; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +2
Final · R1 · G5
ORL67
DET98
Q1 DET +13; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +31
Final · R1 · G5
POR103
DAL99
Q1 POR -6; Q2 POR -7; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +4
Final · R1 · G5
UTA91
SAC111
Q1 SAC +14; Q2 SAC +12; Q3 SAC +17; Q4 SAC +20
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 30, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL vs CHH), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · POR @ DAL

Portland avoids elimination, forces Game 6

103–99 over Dallas. The first round series is 3–2. Zach Randolph led Portland with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists. Dirk Nowitzki scored 35 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · POR 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 Q3Final0-6-7-6+4POR AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR15282832103
DAL2129272299
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 4, 27, 8, 4, 3, 8, 25, 22POR22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 4, 9, 8, 16, 9, 15, 17, 19POR19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35DAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25DAL25 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Second story · NOH @ PHI · R1 · G5

New Orleans gets one back against Philadelphia

Game 5: 93–91. Philadelphia leads the first round series 3–2. Jamal Mashburn led New Orleans with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90G2 · @ PHIPHI90–85G3 · @ NOHNOH99–85G4 · @ NOHPHI96–87G5 · @ PHINOH93–91Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 22 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg18.5Last 3 playoff games

18.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 5 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg32.6Today

33 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 35

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: 26, 34, 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35DAL vs POR · L
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30PHI vs NOH · L
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26, 26SAC vs UTA · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25DAL vs POR · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24DET vs ORL · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 4, 27, 8, 4, 3, 8, 25, 22POR @ DAL · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST