FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 6, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
MIA81
IND94
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +13
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 6, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ DET), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · MIA @ IND

Indiana draws first blood against Miami

Indiana won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 94–81. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+10+12+13IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1521212481
IND2323232594
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25IND25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 3, 18, 5, 5, 15, 7, 6, 17IND17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 13, 7, 10, 9, 1, 1, 11, 17MIA17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 14 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.3Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 24 minutes.

Top performances

Metta World Peace leads the day with 25

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.
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25IND vs MIA · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22MIA @ IND · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 3, 13, 7, 10, 9, 1, 1, 11, 17MIA @ IND · L
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 3, 18, 5, 5, 15, 7, 6, 17IND vs MIA · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 22, 12, 18, 24, 7, 5, 14, 23, 14MIA @ IND · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13IND vs MIA · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST