FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 2, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
CHI99
WAS106
Q1 WAS +14; Q2 WAS +24; Q3 WAS +20; Q4 WAS +7
Final · R1 · G5
HOU100
DAL103
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +8; Q4 DAL +3
Final · OT · R1 · G4
SAS126
DEN115
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +11
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 · 2003–04May 2, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · HOU @ DAL

Dallas beats Houston by 3, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 103–100. Series: 3–2. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DAL 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+2+8+8+3DAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU22222432100
DAL24282427103
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23DAL23 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 13, 13, 27, 17, 17, 7, 8, 17DAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30HOU30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25HOU25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Second story · CHI @ WAS · R1 · G4

Washington keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Washington won by 7. Juan Dixon led Washington with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs WAS
G1 · @ CHICHI103–94G2 · @ CHICHI113–103G3 · @ WASWAS117–99G4 · @ WASWAS106–99Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 24 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.7Reg. season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 35 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan 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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 2, 17, 11, 17, 3, 18, 24, 11, 39SAS @ DEN · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high39 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Juan DixonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 2, 11, 6, 7, 13, 11, 12, 2, 35WAS vs CHI · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +26.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Earl BoykinsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 9, 2, 24, 9, 8, 8, 32DEN vs SAS · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +23.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high32 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30HOU @ DAL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 35, 8, 17, 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29SAS @ DEN · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 22, 16, 36, 36, 14, 10, 19, 28DEN vs SAS · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST