FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed DET by 3 after three quarters and won 84–82.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pistons82
Heat84
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA -3; Q4 MIA +2
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Suns70
Spurs85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +15
On this day · 1998–99Apr 25, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Magic), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Pistons-Heat

Miami goes up 2–0 on Detroit

David Robinson goes for 25 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-1-3+2MIA AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1926231482
Heat2420211984
Who led
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 29, 15, 26, 24, 21, 23, 26DET26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Terry MillsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 4, 9, 3, 9, 2, 7, 5, 9, 11DET11 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Suns-Spurs · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Phoenix

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 85–70. David Robinson led San Antonio with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Spurs
G1 · @ SASPHX72–70G2 · @ SASSAS85–70
The night in charts
Pistons-Heat combined for 166, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 84
166
Suns-SpursSuns 70, Spurs 85
155
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-HeatPistons 82, Heat 84
+2 MIA
Suns-SpursSuns 70, Spurs 85
+15 SAS
P.J. Brown shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
P.J. BrownMIA · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
Avery JohnsonSAS · 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
58% (7-12)
ZoMIA · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
MashburnMIA · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
StackhouseDET · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
45% (10-22)
Final · Pistons-Heat
Pistons 82Heat 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1926231482
Heat2420211984
The story
Jamal Mashburn had 24 points as Miami beat Detroit 84-82

Anthony Carter added 13 AST, 10 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5−1−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 70Spurs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2017141970
Spurs242792585
The story
Avery Johnson's 21 points carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 85-70

For Phoenix, Anfernee Hardaway had 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 27-17, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4+14+9+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.5Reg. season avg26.5Last 2 playoff games

26.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 17.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.0Last 2 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.7Reg. season avg31.1Today

31 minutes today, against 11.7 a game in the regular season (38 games). Line: 8 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 26

Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 23, 14, 10, 29, 15, 26, 24, 21, 23, 26Pistons-Heat · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25Spurs-Suns · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 16, 22, 19, 16, 16, 15, 29, 24Heat-Pistons · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Alonzo MourningPoints, last 10 games: 15, 33, 13, 16, 28, 18, 10, 13, 20, 22Heat-Pistons · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 13, 10, 10, 6, 9, 24, 7, 14, 21Spurs-Suns · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 17, 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19Suns-Spurs · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST