FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 27, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed MIA by 3 after three quarters and won 96–85.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA85
NOH96
Q1 NOH +5; Q2 NOH +6; Q3 NOH -3; Q4 NOH +11
Final · R1 · G4
MIN84
DEN82
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +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 27, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (BOS vs IND), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIA @ NOH

New Orleans pulls level with Miami

Game 4 to New Orleans, 96–85. The first round series is tied 2–2. Baron Davis led New Orleans with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · NOH 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+6-3+11NOH AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1727271485
NOH2228182896
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23NOH23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 6, 8, 10, 6, 10, 8, 7, 17NOH17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 18, 13, 28, 9, 17, 13, 18, 25MIA25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16MIA16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MIN @ DEN · R1 · G4

Minnesota goes up 3–1 on Denver

Game 4 went to the Timberwolves, 84–82. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs DEN
G1 · @ MINMIN106–92G2 · @ MINMIN95–81G3 · @ DENDEN107–86G4 · @ DENMIN84–82Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 7 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.5 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Voshon Lenard 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.
Voshon LenardPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 4, 9, 10, 2, 7, 24, 9, 28DEN vs MIN · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27MIN @ DEN · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 18, 13, 28, 9, 17, 13, 18, 25MIA @ NOH · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23NOH vs MIA · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Stacey AugmonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 6, 8, 10, 6, 10, 8, 7, 17NOH vs MIA · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16MIA @ NOH · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST