FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 2005Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 3 points, by SEA (vs SAC) and DET (vs PHI).

Final · R1 · G5
IND90
BOS85
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +5
Final · R1 · G5
PHI78
DET88
Q1 DET -3; Q2 DET -1; Q3 DET -1; Q4 DET +10
Final · R1 · G5
SAC118
SEA122
Q1 SEA +5; Q2 SEA +3; Q3 SEA -3; Q4 SEA +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 · 2003–04May 3, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Tayshaun Prince (DET vs NJN), 15 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · SAC @ SEA

Ray Allen scores 30 in Seattle win over Sacramento

Final: 122–118. Ray Allen added 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Seattle wins the first round series 4–1. Peja Stojakovic scored 38 for Sacramento in the loss.

Game flow · SEA 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+5+3-3+4SEA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC24333625118
SEA29313032122
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30SEA30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 28, 21, 18, 12, 9, 19, 24SEA24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27, 38SAC38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 26, 16, 26, 3, 16, 31, 13, 35SAC35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Second story · PHI @ DET · R1 · G5

Detroit closes out Philadelphia in five

Detroit won Game 5, 88–78, to take the first round series 4–1. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET106–85G2 · @ DETDET99–84G3 · @ PHIPHI115–104G4 · @ PHIDET97–92G5 · @ DETDET88–78Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.9Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg33.5Today

34 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 38

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.
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 35, 12, 14, 24, 9, 12, 27, 38SAC @ SEA · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high38 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 26, 16, 26, 3, 16, 31, 13, 35SAC @ SEA · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 38, 43, 33, 39, 16, 30, 19, 37, 36, 34PHI @ DET · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 32, 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30SEA vs SAC · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 22, 25, 5, 21, 12, 33, 19, 30, 27BOS vs IND · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 28, 21, 18, 12, 9, 19, 24SEA vs SAC · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST