FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 12 after three quarters and won 84–83.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Raptors83
Knicks84
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +1
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves82
Blazers86
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +4
On this day · 1998–99Apr 26, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (Bucks-Wizards), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Raptors-Knicks

New York wins Game 2 over Toronto, 84–83

Kevin Garnett goes for 23 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-7-12+1NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2615261683
Knicks1519212984
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 20, 21, 6, 15, 16, 12, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19NYK19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 31, 28, 34, 25, 17, 13, 16, 27TOR27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 6, 10, 6, 2, 6, 7, 13, 16TOR16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Wolves-Blazers · R1 · G2

Portland beats Minnesota, 86–82

Portland led 67–58 after three and won by 4. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Blazers
G1 · @ PORPOR91–88G2 · @ PORPOR86–82
The night in charts
Wolves-Blazers combined for 168, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-BlazersWolves 82, Blazers 86
168
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 83, Knicks 84
167
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 83, Knicks 84
+1 NYK
Wolves-BlazersWolves 82, Blazers 86
+4 POR
NYK erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 83, Knicks 84
12 pts
Wolves-BlazersPOR won · Wolves 82, Blazers 86
5 pts
Ewing shot 6-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EwingNYK · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
VinceTOR · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
BrandonMIN · 20 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
SprewellNYK · 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
50% (8-16)
KGMIN · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 83Knicks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2615261683
Knicks1519212984
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 25 points as New York beat Toronto 84-83

Tracy McGrady led Toronto with 13 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 8-16 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the third, the Knicks took the fourth 29-16.

NYK lead by quarter
200 −11−7−12+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Blazers
Wolves 82Blazers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2417172482
Blazers1921271986
The story
Scottie Pippen's 21 points carried Portland past Minnesota, 86-82

Damon Stoudamire chipped in 13 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Trail Blazers trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 27-17.

POR lead by quarter
200 −5−1+9+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg24.5Last 2 playoff games

24.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg17.7Last 2 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 27

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 31, 28, 34, 25, 17, 13, 16, 27Raptors-Knicks · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 20, 21, 6, 15, 16, 12, 21, 25Knicks-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 21, 25, 18, 20, 15, 13, 12, 23Wolves-Blazers · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28, 21Blazers-Wolves · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17, 20Wolves-Blazers · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19Knicks-Raptors · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST