FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 21, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHI by 16 at halftime and won 79–78.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers79
Sixers78
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -16; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +1
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Mavs86
Jazz88
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +2
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves82
Spurs87
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Hornets106
Heat80
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +23; Q4 CHH +26
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Pacers-Sixers

Indiana takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

Tim Duncan goes for 33 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-7+1IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1719222179
Sixers2923131378
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 12, 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 29, 23, 25, 13, 10, 15, 22, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 0, 13, 5, 5, 11, 18, 7, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16PHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Wolves-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Minnesota

San Antonio won Game 1 of the first round, 87–82. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82
The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 186, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 106, Heat 80
186
Mavs-JazzMavs 86, Jazz 88
174
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 87
169
Pacers-SixersPacers 79, Sixers 78
157
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pacers-SixersPacers 79, Sixers 78
+1 IND
Mavs-JazzMavs 86, Jazz 88
+2 UTA
Wolves-SpursWolves 82, Spurs 87
+5 SAS
Hornets-HeatHornets 106, Heat 80
+26 CHH
IND erased a 16-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Pacers-SixersIND won · Pacers 79, Sixers 78
16 pts
Wolves-SpursSAS won · Wolves 82, Spurs 87
2 pts
Mavs-JazzUTA won · Mavs 86, Jazz 88
1 pt
Baron Davis shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Baron DavisCHH · 23 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 33 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 4 BLK
65% (13-20)
WesleyCHH · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
BestIND · 16 PTS, 10 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
NashDAL · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Pacers-Sixers
Pacers 79Sixers 78
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1719222179
Sixers2923131378
The story
Jermaine O'Neal had 20 rebounds and 12 points as Indiana beat Philadelphia 79-78

Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 REB, 12 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 5-11 FG

The swing

Down 16 after the second, the Pacers took the third 22-13.

IND lead by quarter
200 −12−16−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dikembe Mutombo led the game in fantasy with 52.4 FPTS (22 REB, 12 PTS)

Final · Mavs-Jazz
Mavs 86Jazz 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs1722232486
Jazz2218212788
The story
Karl Malone's 26 points carried Utah past Dallas, 88-86

For Dallas, Dirk Nowitzki had 20 PTS, 12 REB 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 8-23 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 22-17, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +5+1−1+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

John Stockton was the fantasy play: 53.2 FPTS on 18 AST, 12 PTS, 6 REB

Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 82Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves2413281782
Spurs2526122487
The story
San Antonio beat Minnesota 87-82 behind 12 points from Derek Anderson

Terrell Brandon paced Minnesota: 16 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 4-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 26-13 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1+14−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.2Reg. season avg33Today

33 points today in 46 minutes, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.1Reg. season avg16Today

16 points today in 42 minutes, against 31.1 a game in the regular season (71 games).

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 32, 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33Spurs-Wolves · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 18, 23, 12, 20, 31, 21, 28Hornets-Heat · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26Jazz-Mavs · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 14, 25, 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26Mavs-Jazz · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 25, 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25Wolves-Spurs · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 20, 16, 16, 13, 18, 7, 23Hornets-Heat · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST