FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 2, 2000Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 7 after three quarters and won 85–77.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Blazers85
Wolves77
Q1 POR -4; Q2 POR -4; Q3 POR -7; Q4 POR +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs78
Suns89
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +5; Q3 PHX +12; Q4 PHX +11
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers88
Kings101
Q1 SAC +9; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +13
On this day · 1998–99May 2, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Grant Hill (Pistons-Sixers), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Blazers-Wolves

Portland goes up 3–1 on Minnesota

Chris Webber goes for 23 points

Game flow · POR margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4-7+8POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1818212885
Wolves2218241377
Who led
Arvydas SabonisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 10, 13, 10, 12, 5, 19, 17, 15POR15 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 27, 18, 14, 12, 15, 9, 15, 15POR15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 18, 20, 15, 13, 12, 23, 23, 17MIN17 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17, 20, 28, 13MIN13 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Suns · R1 · G4

Phoenix tops San Antonio in Phoenix

Final: 89–78. Rodney Rogers led Phoenix with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Suns
G1 · @ SASPHX72–70G2 · @ SASSAS85–70G3 · @ PHXPHX101–94G4 · @ PHXPHX89–78
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 189, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 88, Kings 101
189
Spurs-SunsSpurs 78, Suns 89
167
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 85, Wolves 77
162
POR won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Blazers-WolvesBlazers 85, Wolves 77
+8 POR
Spurs-SunsSpurs 78, Suns 89
+11 PHX
Lakers-KingsLakers 88, Kings 101
+13 SAC
POR rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Blazers-WolvesPOR won · Blazers 85, Wolves 77
7 pts
Spurs-SunsPHX won · Spurs 78, Suns 89
6 pts
Rogers shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RogersPHX · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
Rasheed WallacePOR · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
PennyPHX · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
50% (9-18)
DivacSAC · 13 PTS, 11 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
WebberSAC · 23 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 7 BLK
48% (10-21)
Final · Blazers-Wolves
Blazers 85Wolves 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1818212885
Wolves2218241377
The story
Portland beat Minnesota 85-77 behind 15 points and 11 rebounds from Arvydas Sabonis

Terrell Brandon paced Minnesota: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 11 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 28-13 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Trail Blazers.

POR lead by quarter
200 −4−4−7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett topped the game at 49.0 FPTS: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST

Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 78Suns 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2116192278
Suns1527262189
The story
Rodney Rogers' 23 points and 10 rebounds carried Phoenix past San Antonio, 89-78

Anfernee Hardaway chipped in 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 9-15 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 27-16.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −6+5+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

David Robinson was the fantasy play: 59.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST

Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 88Kings 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1827212288
Kings27291728101
The story
Vlade Divac had 13 points and 11 rebounds as Sacramento beat Los Angeles 101-88

Glen Rice led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 13 PTS, 11 REB · 6-12 FG

The swing

The Kings won the first 27-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +9+11+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.5Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 32 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg9.4Last 2 playoff games

9.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Reg. season avg26.6Today

27 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35, 32Lakers-Kings · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21, 25Lakers-Kings · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29, 23Kings-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 22, 10, 8, 9, 15, 18, 15, 23Suns-Spurs · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17, 23Suns-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25, 37, 21Spurs-Suns · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST