FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 29, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MEM by 8 at halftime and won 94–89.

Final · R1 · G4
NJN97
IND88
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +13; Q3 NJN +19; Q4 NJN +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3
DAL94
MEM89
Q1 DAL -6; Q2 DAL -8; Q3 DAL -1; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +5
Final · R1 · G3
DET104
MIL124
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +7; Q3 MIL +16; Q4 MIL +20
Final · R1 · G4
LAC100
DEN86
Q1 LAC +3; Q2 LAC +11; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +14
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 · 2004–05Apr 29, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs DET), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · DAL @ MEM

Dirk Nowitzki scores 36, Dallas rallies past Memphis

Dallas trailed by 8 at the half and won 94–89. First round series: Dallas 3, Memphis 0.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-6-8-10+5DAL AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL172122161894
MEM232315151389
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36DAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 10, 18, 16, 12, 20, 16, 22DAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 17, 15, 11, 9, 5, 4, 7, 20MEM20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 33, 14, 19, 15, 16, 24, 16, 16MEM16 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NJN @ IND · R1 · G4

New Jersey never trails at a break against Indiana

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 97–88. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs IND
G1 · @ NJNIND90–88G2 · @ NJNNJN90–75G3 · @ INDIND107–95G4 · @ INDNJN97–88Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 12 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 20 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Redd 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.
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 16, 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40MIL vs DET · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36DAL @ MEM · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28NJN @ IND · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 11, 8, 15, 7, 5, 14, 20, 26DET @ MIL · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 21, 29, 30, 20, 24, 15, 12, 37, 22IND vs NJN · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 15, 10, 18, 16, 12, 20, 16, 22DAL @ MEM · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST