FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 29, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 13 after the first quarter and won 119–118.

Final · R1 · G5
MIL77
DET91
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +14
Final · R1 · G5
DAL118
SAC119
Q1 SAC -13; Q2 SAC -3; Q3 SAC 0; Q4 SAC +1
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 29, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ MIN), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · DAL @ SAC

Mike Bibby scores 36, Sacramento rallies past Dallas

Sacramento trailed by 13 after one and won 119–118. Sacramento wins the first round series 4–1.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-13-30+1SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL37293022118
SAC24393323119
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36SAC36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23SAC23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21, 31DAL31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 11, 25, 5, 13, 13, 7, 11, 24DAL24 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.3Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 19 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · MIL @ DET · R1 · G5

Detroit controls Milwaukee start to finish

Detroit won 91–77, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET108–82G2 · @ DETMIL92–88G3 · @ MILDET95–85G4 · @ MILDET109–92G5 · @ DETDET91–77Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Top performances

Mike Bibby leads the day with 36

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.
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36SAC vs DAL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 29, 11, 10, 32, 28, 21, 21, 31DAL @ SAC · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 11, 25, 5, 13, 13, 7, 11, 24DAL @ SAC · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 14 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 25, 7, 21, 14, 16, 16, 17, 24DET vs MIL · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23SAC vs DAL · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 35, 27, 12, 16, 11, 26, 19, 12, 22MIL @ DET · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST