FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed POR by 3 after the first quarter and won 107–95.

Final · R1 · G7
ORL93
DET108
Q1 DET +5; Q2 DET +12; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +15
Final · R1 · G7
POR95
DAL107
Q1 DAL -3; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL -2; 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 · 2001–02May 4, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (SAC vs DAL), 26 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · POR @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki posts 31 and 11 as Dallas beats Portland

31 points and 11 rebounds in a 107–95 win. Dallas wins the first round series 4–3.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-2+12DAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2223282295
DAL19262636107
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31DAL31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26DAL26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 8, 16, 9, 15, 17, 19, 14, 17POR17 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 15, 26, 18, 11, 23, 14, 13, 17POR17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 5 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 22.6 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Second story · ORL @ DET · R1 · G7

Detroit controls Orlando start to finish

Detroit won 108–93, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 37 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ DETORL99–94G2 · @ DETDET89–77G3 · @ ORLORL89–80G4 · @ ORLORL100–92G5 · @ DETDET98–67G6 · @ ORLDET103–88G7 · @ DETDET108–93Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Top performances

Chauncey Billups 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.
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 4, 21, 15, 5, 25, 15, 40, 37DET vs ORL · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 37, 39, 25, 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31DAL vs POR · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 14, 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26DAL vs POR · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 11, 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22DET vs ORL · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 9, 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21DAL vs POR · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 22, 43, 46, 29, 27, 19, 37, 21ORL @ DET · L
31.7 PPG playoffs to date · −12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST