FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 5, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: HOU trailed DAL by 8 after the first quarter and won 101–83.

Final · OT · R1 · G6
BOS92
IND89
Q1 BOS -7; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G6
DAL83
HOU101
Q1 HOU -8; Q2 HOU +7; Q3 HOU -1; Q4 HOU +18
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 5, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ SAS), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · DAL @ HOU

Tracy McGrady scores 37, Houston rallies past Dallas

Houston trailed by 8 after one and won 101–83. First round series: Houston 3, Dallas 3.

Game flow · HOU 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8+7-1+18HOU AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2619251383
HOU18341732101
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37HOU37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 11, 24, 16, 10, 6, 7, 16, 22HOU22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 12, 13, 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21DAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 24, 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19DAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Second story · BOS @ IND · R1 · G6

Boston evens the series with Indiana at 3–3

Boston won Game 6, 92–89, in the first round. Antoine Walker led Boston with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · BOS vs IND
G1 · @ BOSBOS102–82G2 · @ BOSIND82–79G3 · @ INDIND99–76G4 · @ INDBOS110–79G5 · @ BOSIND90–85G6 · @ INDBOS92–89Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.7Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.7 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.8Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 11 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 37

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37HOU vs DAL · W
31.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26IND vs BOS · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24BOS @ IND · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ricky DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 6, 13, 6, 4, 15, 19, 22BOS @ IND · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Mike JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 23, 11, 24, 16, 10, 6, 7, 16, 22HOU vs DAL · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 12, 13, 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21DAL @ HOU · L
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST