FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 21, 2004Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL92
DET88
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +4
Final · R1 · G2
NOH63
MIA93
Q1 MIA +11; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +30
Final · R1 · G2
DEN81
MIN95
Q1 MIN +1; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +14
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 21, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Stephon Marbury (PHX @ SAS), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIL @ DET

Milwaukee evens the series with Detroit at 1–1

Milwaukee won Game 2, 92–88, in the first round. Michael Redd led Milwaukee with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+7+10+4MIL AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2523222292
DET2516192888
Who led
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26MIL26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 16, 18, 27, 10, 25, 27, 16, 15MIL15 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20DET20 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 3, 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18DET18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G2

Minnesota keeps Denver at arm's length

The Nuggets never led at a quarter break. Minnesota won by 14. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 31 points, 0 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ MINMIN106–92G2 · @ MINMIN95–81Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg26.0Last 2 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 12 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 2 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.9Reg. season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 30.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 31

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 27, 2, 11, 13, 11, 24, 20, 11, 31MIN vs DEN · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 6, 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26MIL @ DET · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 4, 18, 4, 9, 10, 2, 7, 24DEN @ MIN · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20MIN vs DEN · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 22 REB · 10 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20DET vs MIL · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 21, 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19MIA vs NOH · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST