FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 30, 2000Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 99–91.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Blazers87
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 Wolves 0; Q4 MIN +7
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers91
Kings99
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks87
Raptors80
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +7
On this day · 1998–99Apr 30, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Nick Anderson (Magic-Nets), 40 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Lakers-Kings

Sacramento stays alive against Lakers

Chris Webber goes for 29 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-5+8SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2823202091
Kings2224203399
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29SAC29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 20, 18, 20, 11, 3, 3, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35LAL35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Knicks-Raptors · R1 · G3

New York beats Toronto by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 3: 87–80. Series: 3–0. Allan Houston led New York with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Knicks-Raptors
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–88G2 · @ NYKNYK84–83G3 · @ TORNYK87–80
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 190, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 99
190
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 87, Wolves 94
181
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 87, Raptors 80
167
NYK won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 87, Raptors 80
+7 NYK
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 87, Wolves 94
+7 MIN
Lakers-KingsLakers 91, Kings 99
+8 SAC
SAC rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-KingsSAC won · Lakers 91, Kings 99
6 pts
Knicks-RaptorsNYK won · Knicks 87, Raptors 80
2 pts
Peja shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PejaSAC · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
BrandonMIN · 28 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
Antonio DavisTOR · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
58% (7-12)
HoustonNYK · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 87Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2020281987
Wolves2423212694
The story
Terrell Brandon had 28 points and 12 assists as Minnesota beat Portland 94-87

Steven Smith led Portland with 22 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB · 10-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the fourth 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +4+70+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 87Raptors 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2125152687
Raptors2025181780
The story
New York beat Toronto 87-80 behind 23 points from Allan Houston

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 18 PTS, 12 REB 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 8-14 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

A 26-17 fourth quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +1+1−2+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 46.4 FPTS: 15 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 91Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2823202091
Kings2224203399
The story
Vlade Divac's 15 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Los Angeles, 99-91

Peja Stojakovic chipped in 19 PTS, 4 REB 15 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Kings trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −6−5−5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg9.9Last 3 playoff games

9.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 36.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35Lakers-Kings · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29Kings-Lakers · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17, 20, 28Wolves-Blazers · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 25, 18, 20, 15, 13, 12, 23, 23Wolves-Blazers · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 12, 10, 21, 29, 11, 21, 12, 23Knicks-Raptors · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 8, 9, 15, 24, 15, 17, 12, 22Blazers-Wolves · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST