FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 7, 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 · G7
IND97
BOS70
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +27
Final · R1 · G7
HOU76
DAL116
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +15; Q3 DAL +28; Q4 DAL +40
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 7, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (DET vs NJN), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · IND @ BOS

Indiana wins Game 7 against Boston

97–70. Indiana takes the first round series 4–3. Stephen Jackson led Indiana with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+14+27IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2213293397
BOS2012182070
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24IND24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fred JonesPoints, last 10 games: 3, 19, 2, 4, 0, 7, 2, 0, 3, 16IND16 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24, 20BOS20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 5, 21, 12, 33, 19, 30, 27, 20, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg7.5Last 3 playoff games

7.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 3 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · HOU @ DAL · R1 · G7

Dallas never trails at a break against Houston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 116–76. Jason Terry led Dallas with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs DAL
G1 · @ DALHOU98–86G2 · @ DALHOU113–111G3 · @ HOUDAL106–102G4 · @ HOUDAL97–93G5 · @ DALDAL103–100G6 · @ HOUHOU101–83G7 · @ DALDAL116–76Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Top performances

Yao Ming 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.
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 13, 11, 33, 15, 20, 30, 8, 33HOU @ DAL · L
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 5, 17, 15, 13, 32, 13, 7, 31DAL vs HOU · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 32, 16, 34, 28, 28, 36, 25, 37, 27HOU @ DAL · L
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24IND @ BOS · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 27, 17, 17, 7, 8, 17, 8, 21DAL vs HOU · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 22, 7, 13, 19, 14, 10, 24, 20BOS vs IND · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST