FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 28, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
← Apr 27CalendarApr 29 →

3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 7 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G3
MIA108
NJN105
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA 0; OT2 MIA +3
Final · R1 · G3
BOS76
IND99
Q1 IND +5; Q2 IND +17; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G3
DAL106
HOU102
Q1 DAL +5; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL -5; Q4 DAL +4
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 28, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs HOU), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ NJN

Miami takes Game 3 in double overtime

Tied 90–90 after regulation, Miami beat New Jersey 108–105. Series: Miami 3, New Jersey 0. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Vince Carter scored 36 for New Jersey in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-7+4+500+3MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
MIA1732251699108
NJN2421242196105
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 39, 16, 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37, 27, 21, 36NJN36 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 17, 13, 16, 20, 17, 9, 14, 23NJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ HOU · R1 · G3

Dallas stays alive against Houston

A 106–102 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs HOU
G1 · @ DALHOU98–86G2 · @ DALHOU113–111G3 · @ HOUDAL106–102Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 18 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg10.6Last 3 playoff games

10.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 4 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg55.8Today

56 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 36 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 36

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 45, 22, 39, 43, 26, 37, 27, 21, 36NJN vs MIA · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 34, 19, 22, 13, 18, 13, 12, 7, 28, 33IND vs BOS · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 44, 27, 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28HOU vs DAL · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28DAL @ HOU · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25MIA @ NJN · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 17, 13, 16, 20, 17, 9, 14, 23NJN vs MIA · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST