FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 1, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 2 points, by LAC (vs DEN) and DET (vs MIL).

Final · R1 · G4
DAL102
MEM76
Q1 DAL +3; Q2 DAL +9; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +26
Final · R1 · G4
DET109
MIL99
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET -2; Q4 DET +10
Final · R1 · G5
DEN83
LAC101
Q1 LAC -2; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +14; Q4 LAC +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 · 2004–05May 1, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (SEA @ SAC), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · DET @ MIL

Chauncey Billups scores 34 as Detroit wins in Milwaukee

Final: 109–99. Chauncey Billups made 8 of 18 shots from the field. First round series: Detroit 3, Milwaukee 1.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+6-2+10DET AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET27242335109
MIL2025312399
Who led
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 8, 15, 7, 5, 14, 20, 26, 34DET34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 10, 20, 0, 6, 15, 22, 6, 18DET18 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40, 33MIL33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
T.J. FordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 9, 16, 26, 8, 17, 7, 21MIL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAC · R1 · G5

Clippers close out Denver in five

Clippers won Game 5, 101–83, to take the first round series 4–1. Corey Maggette led Clippers with 23 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC89–87G2 · @ LACLAC98–87G3 · @ DENDEN94–87G4 · @ DENLAC100–86G5 · @ LACLAC101–83Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.4Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.4Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Reg. season avg46.0Today

46 minutes today, against 35.3 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Chauncey Billups leads the day with 34

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.
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 8, 15, 7, 5, 14, 20, 26, 34DET @ MIL · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40, 33MIL vs DET · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27DAL @ MEM · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 33, 14, 19, 15, 16, 24, 16, 16, 25MEM vs DAL · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 18, 18, 18, 7, 8, 17, 16, 24DAL @ MEM · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Corey MaggettePoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 17, 23, 18, 8, 12, 23, 19, 23LAC vs DEN · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST