FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 4, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
NOH77
MIA85
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +10; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G1
SAC104
MIN98
Q1 SAC +7; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC 0; Q4 SAC +6
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 · 2002–03May 4, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (DET vs ORL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · SAC @ MIN

Mike Bibby scores 33 as Sacramento wins in Minnesota

Final: 104–98. Mike Bibby made 10 of 21 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Sacramento 1, Minnesota 0. Sam Cassell scored 40 for Minnesota in the loss.

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+7+10+6SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC34142531104
MIN2720262598
Who led
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36, 33SAC33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 15, 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15SAC15 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40MIN40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Trenton HassellPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 14, 4, 17MIN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NOH @ MIA · R1 · G7

Miami never trails at a break against New Orleans

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–77. Caron Butler led Miami with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA81–79G2 · @ MIAMIA93–63G3 · @ NOHNOH77–71G4 · @ NOHNOH96–85G5 · @ MIAMIA87–83G6 · @ NOHNOH89–83G7 · @ MIAMIA85–77Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 33 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.1Reg. season avg27.5Today

27 minutes today, against 13.1 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 25 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Sam Cassell leads the day with 40

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.
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40MIN vs SAC · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 6, 22, 14, 24, 22, 22, 36, 33SAC @ MIN · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 2, 6, 3, 0, 4, 3, 0, 25NOH @ MIA · L
6.4 PPG playoffs to date · +23.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 22, 12, 18, 24, 7, 5, 14, 23MIA vs NOH · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Trenton HassellPoints, last 10 games: 1, 6, 4, 5, 7, 5, 7, 14, 4, 17MIN vs SAC · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16MIN vs SAC · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · −9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 18 REB · 7 AST