FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 30, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NOH by 10 after the first quarter and won 87–83.

Final · R1 · G5
NOH83
MIA87
Q1 MIA -10; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R1 · G5
DEN91
MIN102
Q1 MIN +9; Q2 MIN +12; Q3 MIN +8; Q4 MIN +11
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 30, 2003: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs POR), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · NOH @ MIA

Miami wins Game 5 over New Orleans, 87–83

First round series: Miami 3, New Orleans 2. Eddie Jones led Miami with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-10-4-5+4MIA AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH2422172083
MIA1428162987
Who led
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25MIA25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21MIA21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23, 33NOH33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 19, 10, 2, 10, 4, 6, 4, 12NOH12 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DEN @ MIN · R1 · G5

Minnesota keeps Denver at arm's length

The Nuggets never led at a quarter break. Minnesota won by 11. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs MIN
G1 · @ MINMIN106–92G2 · @ MINMIN95–81G3 · @ DENDEN107–86G4 · @ DENMIN84–82G5 · @ MINMIN102–91Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg22.2Last 3 playoff games

22.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.7Reg. season avg42.9Today

43 minutes today, against 30.7 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 33

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.
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 12, 14, 26, 17, 13, 21, 23, 33NOH @ MIA · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28MIN vs DEN · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 36, 29, 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26MIN vs DEN · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25MIA vs NOH · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Marcus CambyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 23, 14, 12, 19, 2, 12, 9, 21DEN @ MIN · L
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21MIA vs NOH · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST