FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 26, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 5 at halftime and won 94–92.

Final · R1 · G4
DET109
MIL92
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +3; Q3 DET +6; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G4
SAC94
DAL92
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +2
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 26, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Kenyon Martin (NJN @ MIL), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAC @ DAL

Sacramento edges Dallas by two

Dallas won the fourth 27–24, but Sacramento held on, 94–92. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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+3-5+5+2SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2118312494
DAL1826212792
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22SAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20SAC20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21DAL21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 24, 14, 9, 16, 9, 10, 18, 16DAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DET @ MIL · R1 · G4

Detroit never trails at a break against Milwaukee

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 109–92. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs MIL
G1 · @ DETDET108–82G2 · @ DETMIL92–88G3 · @ MILDET95–85G4 · @ MILDET109–92Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 9 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.5Reg. season avg44.0Today

44 minutes today, against 33.5 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 27

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.
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 20, 15, 24, 6, 21, 18, 17, 27DET @ MIL · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22SAC @ DAL · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21DAL vs SAC · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20SAC @ DAL · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 7, 17, 8, 6, 17, 16, 10, 20DET @ MIL · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 21, 31, 10, 7, 12, 20, 21, 19DET @ MIL · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST