FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 17, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 2 after three quarters and won 72–71.

Final · R1 · G1
BOS88
IND104
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +22; Q3 IND +24; Q4 IND +16
Final · R1 · G1
NYK83
NJN107
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +24
Final · R1 · G1
MEM74
SAS98
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +15; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +24
Final · R1 · G1
HOU71
LAL72
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +1
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · HOU @ LAL

Lakers take Game 1, lead Houston 1–0

72–71 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 20 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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+2+6-2+1LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU1816172071
LAL202092372
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20LAL20 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16LAL16 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 17, 9, 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18HOU18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11HOU11 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · BOS @ IND · R1 · G1

Indiana leads Boston wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 104–88. Best quarter: the second, 35–14. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · BOS vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND104–88Game by game through Apr 17, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 36 minutes, against 8.4 a game in the regular season (64 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg33.5Today

33 minutes today, against 20.4 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 5 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−8.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg16Today

16 points today in 43 minutes, against 24.0 a game in the regular season (65 games).

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 26

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26SAS vs MEM · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 8, 9, 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24IND vs BOS · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 21, 21, 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24IND vs BOS · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 20, 25, 21, 11, 12, 11, 18, 21NJN vs NYK · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 23, 17, 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20LAL vs HOU · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 34, 11, 21, 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20BOS @ IND · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST