FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 20, 2004Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 103–90.

Final · R1 · G2
NYK81
NJN99
Q1 NJN +2; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +18
Final · R1 · G2
BOS90
IND103
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND -4; Q4 IND +13
Final · R1 · G2
DAL79
SAC83
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +1; Q4 SAC +4
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 · 2002–03Apr 20, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs NOH), 55 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · BOS @ IND

Indiana goes up 2–0 on Boston

Game 2 went to the Pacers, 103–90. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-5-4+13IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2224232190
IND17242438103
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24, 22IND22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 0, 0, 5, 4, 8, 12, 9, 17IND17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20, 27BOS27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 10, 16, 9, 10, 10, 9, 19, 21BOS21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.4Reg. season avg20.0Last 2 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Reg. season avg19.5Last 2 playoff games

19.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 36.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 8 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · DAL @ SAC · R1 · G2

Sacramento controls Dallas start to finish

Sacramento won 83–79, leading by as many as 4 at a break. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 24 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs SAC
G1 · @ SACSAC116–105G2 · @ SACSAC83–79Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = SAC win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 28

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: 27, 34, 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28DAL @ SAC · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 23, 32, 17, 31, 16, 19, 20, 27BOS @ IND · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 8, 13, 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24SAC vs DAL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 20, 10, 20, 4, 2, 27, 13, 23NYK @ NJN · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 4, 6, 14, 15, 11, 8, 16, 22NJN vs NYK · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 9, 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24, 22IND vs BOS · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST