FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 29, 2000Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 10 after three quarters and won 101–94.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat91
Pistons72
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +19
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers109
Bucks96
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +13
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs94
Suns101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +7
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz78
Sonics89
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +11
On this day · 1998–99Apr 29, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Blazers), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Spurs-Suns

Phoenix takes Game 3, leads San Antonio 2–1

David Robinson goes for 37 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+1-10+7PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2722301594
Suns21291932101
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17PHX17 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 8, 20, 15, 10, 6, 10, 2, 16PHX16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25, 37SAS37 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 4, 5, 11, 3, 3, 1, 5, 12SAS12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Bucks combined for 205, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-BucksPacers 109, Bucks 96
205
Spurs-SunsSpurs 94, Suns 101
195
Jazz-SonicsJazz 78, Sonics 89
167
Heat-PistonsHeat 91, Pistons 72
163
PHX won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 94, Suns 101
+7 PHX
Jazz-SonicsJazz 78, Sonics 89
+11 SEA
Pacers-BucksPacers 109, Bucks 96
+13 IND
Heat-PistonsHeat 91, Pistons 72
+19 MIA
PHX erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 94, Suns 101
10 pts
Pacers-BucksIND won · Pacers 109, Bucks 96
7 pts
Heat-PistonsMIA won · Heat 91, Pistons 72
4 pts
Weatherspoon shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WeatherspoonMIA · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
RoseIND · 27 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
MaloneUTA · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
63% (12-19)
Glenn RobinsonMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
52% (11-21)
Clifford RobinsonPHX · 14 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 94Suns 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2722301594
Suns21291932101
The story
Anfernee Hardaway had a 17-12-13 triple-double as Phoenix beat San Antonio 101-94

Samaki Walker led San Antonio with 12 REB, 10 PTS 17 PTS, 13 AST, 12 REB, 4 STL · 5-14 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the third, the Suns took the fourth 32-15.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6+1−10+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Sonics
Jazz 78Sonics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1618182678
Sonics2020242589
The story
Gary Payton's 23 points and 10 assists carried Seattle past Utah, 89-78

For Utah, Karl Malone had 30 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 8-24 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-18, was where the SuperSonics built it.

SEA lead by quarter
200 +4+6+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Bucks
Pacers 109Bucks 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers23283028109
Bucks2632201896
The story
Indiana beat Milwaukee 109-96 behind 34 points from Reggie Miller

Ray Allen paced Milwaukee: 26 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 34 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 13-27 FG, 4-14 3PT

The swing

A 30-20 third quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Pacers.

IND lead by quarter
200 −3−7+3+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Bucks · R1 · G3

Indiana takes care of Milwaukee

A 13-point win, 109–96. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 34 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Bucks
G1 · @ INDIND88–85G2 · @ INDMIL104–91G3 · @ MILIND109–96
Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 37

David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25, 37Spurs-Suns · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 9, 12, 26, 21, 13, 21, 10, 34Pacers-Bucks · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30Jazz-Sonics · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 24, 22, 20, 20, 19, 26, 11, 27Pacers-Bucks · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 20, 38, 31, 11, 14, 11, 11, 26Bucks-Pacers · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20, 26Bucks-Pacers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST