FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 25, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 5 after three quarters and won 82–79.

Final · R1 · G2
IND82
BOS79
Q1 IND +8; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND -5; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G2
HOU113
DAL111
Q1 HOU +4; Q2 HOU +4; Q3 HOU -4; Q4 HOU +2
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 25, 2004: 4 games. Top scorer: Kenyon Martin (NJN @ NYK), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · IND @ BOS

Indiana evens the series with Boston at 1–1

Indiana won Game 2, 82–79, in the first round. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · IND 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+8+5-5+3IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND3017171882
BOS2220271079
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28IND28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25, 20IND20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33BOS33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 6, 18, 17, 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · HOU @ DAL · R1 · G2

Houston goes up 2–0 on Dallas

Game 2 went to the Rockets, 113–111. Yao Ming led Houston with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs DAL
G1 · @ DALHOU98–86G2 · @ DALHOU113–111Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.6 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 16 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.3Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 9.3 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce 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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33BOS vs IND · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 10, 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33HOU @ DAL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28HOU @ DAL · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28IND @ BOS · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26DAL vs HOU · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 9, 17, 21, 21, 10, 17, 25, 20IND @ BOS · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST