FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 23, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Hornets102
Heat76
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +2; Q3 CHH +19; Q4 CHH +26
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wolves69
Spurs86
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +17
On this day · 1999–00Apr 23, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (Lakers-Kings), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Wolves-Spurs

San Antonio wins Game 2 over Minnesota, 86–69

David Robinson goes for 16 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+14+23+17SAS AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1620151869
Spurs2030241286
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18SAS18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 4, 20, 34, 9, 25, 12, 11, 16SAS16 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25, 18MIN18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LaPhonso EllisPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 4, 4, 17, 10, 8, 8, 0, 15MIN15 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Hornets-Heat · R1 · G2

Charlotte routs Miami in Game 2

102–76, a 26-point win. Series: Charlotte 2, Miami 0. Jamal Mashburn led Charlotte with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Hornets-Heat
G1 · @ MIACHH106–80G2 · @ MIACHH102–76
The night in charts
Hornets-Heat combined for 178, 23 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-HeatHornets 102, Heat 76
178
Wolves-SpursWolves 69, Spurs 86
155
SAS won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Wolves-SpursWolves 69, Spurs 86
+17 SAS
Hornets-HeatHornets 102, Heat 76
+26 CHH
Ellis shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
EllisMIN · 15 PTS, 7 REB, 1 BLK
60% (6-10)
MashburnCHH · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Anthony CarterMIA · 10 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (5-10)
DuncanSAS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
44% (8-18)
Eddie JonesMIA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
41% (7-17)
Final · Wolves-Spurs
Wolves 69Spurs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1620151869
Spurs2030241286
The story
Tim Duncan had 18 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio beat Minnesota 86-69

Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST · 8-18 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 30-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +4+14+23+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Heat
Hornets 102Heat 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets26282424102
Heat262671776
The story
Baron Davis' 17 points carried Charlotte past Miami, 102-76

For Miami, Eddie Jones had 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 5-15 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 24-7, was where the Hornets built it.

CHH lead by quarter
300 0+2+19+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.5Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.5 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.9Reg. season avg18.0Last 2 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 33.9 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Cooling off
−10.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.1Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 16.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 8 points in 35 minutes.

Top performances

Jamal Mashburn leads the day with 22

Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 23, 12, 20, 31, 21, 28, 22Hornets-Heat · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 3, 11, 4, 23, 22, 14, 21Heat-Hornets · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 32, 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33, 18Spurs-Wolves · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25, 18Wolves-Spurs · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 15, 8, 22, 0, 17, 6, 10, 17, 18Hornets-Heat · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 20, 16, 16, 13, 18, 7, 23, 17Hornets-Heat · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
17 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST