FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 24, 2004Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed MIL by 8 after the first quarter and won 95–85.

Final · R1 · G3
MIA71
NOH77
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +12; Q3 NOH +7; Q4 NOH +6
Final · R1 · G3
DET95
MIL85
Q1 DET -8; Q2 DET -7; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +10
Final · R1 · G3
SAC79
DAL104
Q1 DAL +8; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +24; Q4 DAL +25
Final · R1 · G3
MIN86
DEN107
Q1 DEN +12; Q2 DEN +13; Q3 DEN +19; Q4 DEN +21
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 24, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN @ LAL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DET @ MIL

Detroit takes Game 3, leads Milwaukee 2–1

95–85 in Milwaukee. The first round series continues. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-7+6+10DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2220322195
MIL3019191785
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20, 21DET21 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 3, 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18, 17DET17 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Desmond MasonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 18, 27, 10, 25, 27, 16, 15, 19MIL19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26, 19MIL19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 24 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 22 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · MIA @ NOH · R1 · G3

New Orleans leads Miami wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 77–71. Best quarter: the second, 22–15. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NOH
G1 · @ MIAMIA81–79G2 · @ MIAMIA93–63G3 · @ NOHNOH77–71Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 25

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: 27, 2, 11, 13, 11, 24, 20, 11, 31, 25MIN @ DEN · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 6, 12, 2, 4, 22, 12, 18, 24MIA @ NOH · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24MIN @ DEN · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 41, 20, 36, 20, 30, 17, 12, 19, 15, 24DEN vs MIN · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 15, 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22SAC @ DAL · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marquis DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 12, 33, 21, 30, 21, 13, 16, 22DAL vs SAC · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST