FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 27, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks104
Pacers91
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +13
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Kings89
Lakers113
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +24
On this day · 1998–99Apr 27, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Pacers

Milwaukee pulls level with Indiana

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+23+24+13MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks35262716104
Pacers1919262791
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34, 19, 13, 18, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 3, 15, 10, 9, 14, 10, 0, 16IND16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 8, 6, 15, 13, 5, 14, 8, 14IND14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers · R1 · G2

Lakers control Sacramento start to finish

Lakers won 113–89, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Kings-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL117–107G2 · @ LALLAL113–89
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 202, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 89, Lakers 113
202
Bucks-PacersBucks 104, Pacers 91
195
MIL won the closest game by 13
Closest finishes
Bucks-PacersBucks 104, Pacers 91
+13 MIL
Kings-LakersKings 89, Lakers 113
+24 LAL
Ray Allen shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
Scott WilliamsMIL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
KobeLAL · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
ShaqLAL · 23 PTS, 19 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
60% (9-15)
Tim ThomasMIL · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Bucks-Pacers
Bucks 104Pacers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks35262716104
Pacers1919262791
The story
Ray Allen's 20 points carried Milwaukee past Indiana, 104-91

For Indiana, Austin Croshere had 16 PTS, 4 REB 20 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 7-11 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 35-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
300 +16+23+24+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Sam Cassell was the fantasy play: 39.1 FPTS on 20 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB

Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 89Lakers 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2417232589
Lakers35212730113
The story
Glen Rice had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 113-89

Vlade Divac led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 5-10 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 35-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +11+15+19+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg11.4Last 2 playoff games

11.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32Lakers-Kings · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23Lakers-Kings · W
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22Kings-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34, 19, 13, 18, 20Bucks-Pacers · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20Bucks-Pacers · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 11, 11, 14, 10, 21, 15, 11, 19Bucks-Pacers · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST