FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 23, 2005Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed PHI by 12 after the first quarter and won 106–85.

Final · R1 · G1
PHI85
DET106
Q1 DET -12; Q2 DET +2; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +21
Final · R1 · G1
HOU98
DAL86
Q1 HOU +10; Q2 HOU +12; Q3 HOU +7; Q4 HOU +12
Final · R1 · G1
IND82
BOS102
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +30; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G1
SAC82
SEA87
Q1 SEA +8; Q2 SEA +15; Q3 SEA +6; Q4 SEA +5
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 · 2003–04Apr 23, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Steve Francis (HOU vs LAL), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHI @ DET

Detroit takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

106–85 in Detroit. The first round series continues. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DET 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12+2+10+21DET AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2818241585
DET16323226106
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 22, 7, 14, 11, 7, 2, 29DET29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 16, 11, 14, 17, 15, 20, 13, 23DET23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30PHI30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 20, 12, 8, 15, 21, 14, 18, 27PHI27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg29Today

29 points today in 35 minutes, against 14.5 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+21.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−17.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.3Reg. season avg7Today

7 points today in 25 minutes, against 24.3 a game in the regular season (44 games).

Second story · IND @ BOS · R1 · G1

Boston draws first blood against Indiana

Boston won Game 1 of the first round, 102–82. Raef LaFrentz led Boston with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · IND vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS102–82Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 34

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34HOU @ DAL · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 48, 23, 28, 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30PHI @ DET · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 11, 22, 7, 14, 11, 7, 2, 29DET vs PHI · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 27, 23, 30, 32, 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28SEA vs SAC · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 20, 12, 8, 15, 21, 14, 18, 27PHI @ DET · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25IND @ BOS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST