FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 22, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 6 at halftime and won 86–83.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Raptors85
Knicks92
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Suns86
Kings83
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 Suns 0; Q4 PHX +3
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers93
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +13
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic90
Bucks103
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +13
On this day · 1999–00Apr 22, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Sonics), 50 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Suns-Kings

Phoenix beats Sacramento by 3, moves within three of advancing

Tracy McGrady goes for 33 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3-60+3PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2810282086
Kings2519221783
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 17, 38, 20, 16, 18, 8, 21PHX21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 17, 9, 9, 30, 20, 12, 10, 18PHX18 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27SAC27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 13, 20, 20, 9, 17, 21, 14, 13SAC13 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Raptors-Knicks · R1 · G1

New York goes up 1–0 on Toronto

Game 1 went to the Knicks, 92–85. Allan Houston led New York with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–85
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 199, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 106
199
Magic-BucksMagic 90, Bucks 103
193
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 85, Knicks 92
177
Suns-KingsSuns 86, Kings 83
169
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-KingsSuns 86, Kings 83
+3 PHX
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 85, Knicks 92
+7 NYK
Blazers-LakersBlazers 93, Lakers 106
+13 LAL
Magic-BucksMagic 90, Bucks 103
+13 MIL
PHX rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-KingsPHX won · Suns 86, Kings 83
6 pts
Raptors-KnicksNYK won · Raptors 85, Knicks 92
3 pts
Magic-BucksMIL won · Magic 90, Bucks 103
1 pt
Scott Williams shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Scott WilliamsMIL · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
FisherLAL · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
Kurt ThomasNYK · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
HoustonNYK · 23 PTS, 2 REB
56% (9-16)
MarionPHX · 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Suns-Kings
Suns 86Kings 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2810282086
Kings2519221783
The story
Shawn Marion had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Sacramento 86-83

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Suns took the third 28-22.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3−60+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Bucks
Magic 90Bucks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2224281690
Bucks21283024103
The story
Scott Williams' 19 points and 16 rebounds carried Milwaukee past Orlando, 103-90

Ray Allen chipped in 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 16 REB · 8-11 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 24-16, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1+3+5+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 93Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1929242193
Lakers30212332106
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 106-93 behind 28 points from Kobe Bryant

Rasheed Wallace paced Portland: 24 PTS, 7 REB 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

A 30-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+3+2+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.1Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 27 minutes, against 6.1 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−14.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg13Today

13 points today in 46 minutes, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 33

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 34, 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33Magic-Bucks · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28Lakers-Blazers · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27Kings-Suns · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24Lakers-Blazers · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 13, 6, 12, 12, 27, 21, 28, 24Blazers-Lakers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23Knicks-Raptors · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST