FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2000Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 6 after three quarters and won 91–88.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Bucks85
Pacers88
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 Pacers 0; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Kings107
Lakers117
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Raptors88
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +4
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves88
Blazers91
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +3
On this day · 1998–99Apr 23, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (Knicks-Hornets), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Wolves-Blazers

Portland draws first blood against Minnesota

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 46 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+1-6+3POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2225281388
Blazers3315212291
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28POR28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 4, 12, 11, 11, 12, 10, 13, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 11, 11, 4, 8, 6, 13, 13, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17MIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 224, 44 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 107, Lakers 117
224
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 88, Knicks 92
180
Wolves-BlazersWolves 88, Blazers 91
179
Bucks-PacersBucks 85, Pacers 88
173
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Wolves-BlazersWolves 88, Blazers 91
+3 POR
Bucks-PacersBucks 85, Pacers 88
+3 IND
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 88, Knicks 92
+4 NYK
Kings-LakersKings 107, Lakers 117
+10 LAL
Webber shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WebberSAC · 28 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
SealyMIN · 23 PTS, 5 REB
67% (8-12)
ShaqLAL · 46 PTS, 17 REB, 5 BLK, 2 STL
64% (21-33)
Larry JohnsonNYK · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 15 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
60% (6-10)
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 88Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2225281388
Blazers3315212291
The story
Scottie Pippen had 28 points as Portland beat Minnesota 91-88

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 12 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB 28 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 9-21 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers won the first 33-22, their biggest quarter edge.

POR lead by quarter
200 +11+1−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 85Pacers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1816282385
Pacers2817172688
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 88-85 behind 21 points from Reggie Miller

Ray Allen paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 7 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 5-18 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 28-18 first quarter did the most damage for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 +10+110+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dale Davis topped the game at 47.9 FPTS: 17 REB, 12 PTS

Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 107Lakers 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings28272428107
Lakers34312626117
The story
Kobe Bryant's 23 points carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 117-107

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 28 PTS, 5 REB 23 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-28, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +6+10+12+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 46 minutes, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−10.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg12Today

12 points today in 41 minutes, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Second story · Bucks-Pacers · R1 · G1

Indiana beats Milwaukee by 3, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 88–85. Series: 1–0. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND88–85
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 46

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46Lakers-Kings · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
46 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28Blazers-Wolves · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28Kings-Lakers · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26Bucks-Pacers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 18, 9, 24, 22, 20, 20, 19, 26Pacers-Bucks · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 19, 27, 19, 11, 13, 15, 14, 25Raptors-Knicks · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST