FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 9, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
IND81
DET96
Q1 DET +3; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +15; Q4 DET +15
Final · R2 · G1
DAL102
PHX127
Q1 PHX +7; Q2 PHX +16; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +25
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 9, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (NJN vs DET), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · IND @ DET

Detroit draws first blood against Indiana

Detroit won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 96–81. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+14+15+15DET AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2018192481
DET2329202496
Who led
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24, 20, 23, 28DET28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 15, 12, 7, 5, 29, 12, 11, 21DET21 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26, 15, 22IND22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 25, 20, 10, 24, 15, 14, 24, 15IND15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ PHX · R2 · G1

Phoenix keeps Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. Phoenix won by 25. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 40 points, 16 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX127–102Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.4 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 40

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30, 18, 40PHX vs DAL · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19, 14, 28DAL @ PHX · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 4, 19, 17, 23, 24, 20, 23, 28DET vs IND · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 22, 26, 19, 16, 20, 20, 25, 25PHX vs DAL · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 17, 18, 0, 26, 22, 14, 23, 23PHX vs DAL · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26, 15, 22IND @ DET · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST