FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed WAS by 10 after the first quarter and won 113–103.

Final · R1 · G2
DEN76
SAS104
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +31; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +28
Final · R1 · G2
WAS103
CHI113
Q1 CHI -10; Q2 CHI +7; Q3 CHI +11; Q4 CHI +10
Final · R1 · G2
MEM103
PHX108
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +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 27, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Voshon Lenard (DEN vs MIN), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · WAS @ CHI

Kirk Hinrich scores 34, Chicago rallies past Washington

Chicago trailed by 10 after one and won 113–103. First round series: Chicago 2, Washington 0. Gilbert Arenas scored 39 for Washington in the loss.

Game flow · CHI 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+7+11+10CHI AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS29212033103
CHI19382432113
Who led
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34CHI34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 6, 0, 6, 13, 4, 6, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 44, 8, 21, 33, 27, 8, 25, 9, 39WAS39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 23, 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19WAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MEM @ PHX · R1 · G2

Phoenix beats Memphis, 108–103

Phoenix led 82–77 after three and won by 5. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · MEM vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX114–103G2 · @ PHXPHX108–103Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg25.5Last 2 playoff games

25.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 34 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg17.5Last 2 playoff games

17.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.5Reg. season avg30.4Today

30 minutes today, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 39

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.
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 44, 8, 21, 33, 27, 8, 25, 9, 39WAS @ CHI · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 10, 27, 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34PHX vs MEM · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 15, 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34CHI vs WAS · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high34 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 14, 20, 6, 17, 20, 18, 16, 28MEM @ PHX · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 19, 2, 17, 11, 17, 3, 18, 24SAS vs DEN · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 24, 18, 20, 17, 18, 0, 26, 22PHX vs MEM · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST