FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed NOH by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–103.

Final · R1 · G6
DET103
ORL88
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +9; Q3 DET +11; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G6
PHI107
NOH103
Q1 PHI -6; Q2 PHI -3; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +4
Final · R1 · G6
DAL103
POR125
Q1 POR +3; Q2 POR +26; Q3 POR +31; Q4 POR +22
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 · 2001–02May 2, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (NJN vs IND), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · PHI @ NOH

Allen Iverson scores 45 as Philadelphia beats New Orleans

Philadelphia won 107–103. Allen Iverson: 45 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists. Philadelphia wins the first round series 4–2. Jamal Mashburn scored 36 for New Orleans in the loss.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-6-3-4+4PHI AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI25273124107
NOH31243216103
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45PHI45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 2, 14, 3, 11, 12, 13, 21, 18PHI18 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28, 14, 21, 36NOH36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34, 9, 21NOH21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Second story · DET @ ORL · R1 · G6

Detroit never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–88. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 40 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ORL
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92G5 · @ DETDET98–67G6 · @ ORLDET103–88Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 21 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 40 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

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: 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45PHI @ NOH · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40DET @ ORL · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27, 19, 37ORL vs DET · L
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 20, 27, 17, 15, 28, 14, 21, 36NOH vs PHI · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22DET @ ORL · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34, 9, 21NOH vs PHI · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST