FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 4, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
WAS112
CHI110
Q1 WAS +6; Q2 WAS +14; Q3 WAS +13; Q4 WAS +2
Final · R1 · G5
DEN89
SAS99
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +10
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 4, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (MIN vs SAC), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · WAS @ CHI

Larry Hughes scores 33, Washington holds off Chicago

Final: 112–110. Larry Hughes added 9 rebounds and 7 assists. First round series: Washington 3, Chicago 2.

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+14+13+2WAS AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS34292326112
CHI28212437110
Who led
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33WAS33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 14, 2, 14, 18, 21, 18, 19WAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30, 14, 8, 8, 27CHI27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34, 13, 18, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
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
8.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg41.5Today

41 minutes today, against 26.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · DEN @ SAS · R1 · G5

San Antonio leads Denver wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 99–89. Best quarter: the fourth, 28–22. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs SAS
G1 · @ SASDEN93–87G2 · @ SASSAS104–76G3 · @ DENSAS86–78G4 · @ DENSAS126–115G5 · @ SASSAS99–89Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Larry Hughes 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.
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 31, 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33WAS @ CHI · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high33 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Ben GordonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 16, 16, 9, 30, 14, 8, 8, 27CHI vs WAS · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 16, 36, 36, 14, 10, 19, 28, 25DEN @ SAS · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 34, 9, 17, 34, 13, 18, 23CHI vs WAS · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 12, 10, 4, 2, 4, 15, 13, 22CHI vs WAS · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 8, 17, 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29, 21SAS vs DEN · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST