FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 26, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–88.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Raptors94
Knicks74
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +20
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Blazers88
Lakers106
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +18
On this day · 1999–00Apr 26, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (Raptors-Knicks), 27 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Blazers-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal posts 32 and 12 as Lakers beat Portland

Rick Fox goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+9+15+18LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2917192388
Lakers25302526106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32LAL32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25LAL25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 1, 21, 13, 11, 28, 9, 13, 13, 21POR21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 6, 12, 12, 27, 21, 28, 24, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Blazers-Lakers combined for 194, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-LakersBlazers 88, Lakers 106
194
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 94, Knicks 74
168
LAL won the closest game by 18
Closest finishes
Blazers-LakersBlazers 88, Lakers 106
+18 LAL
Raptors-KnicksRaptors 94, Knicks 74
+20 TOR
Kobe shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
58% (14-24)
FoxLAL · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 5 STL
57% (8-14)
Alvin WilliamsTOR · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
PippenPOR · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 88Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2917192388
Lakers25302526106
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Portland 106-88

Scottie Pippen led Portland with 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 8-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Lakers took the second 30-17.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+9+15+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Knicks
Raptors 94Knicks 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2019272894
Knicks1619172274
The story
Vince Carter's 22 points carried Toronto past New York, 94-74

For New York, Allan Houston had 14 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST · 10-22 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 27-17, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+4+14+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kurt Thomas was the fantasy play: 40.4 FPTS on 23 PTS, 12 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg9.9Last 2 playoff games

9.9 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 1 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Knicks · R1 · G2

Toronto controls New York start to finish

Toronto won 94–74, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Alvin Williams led Toronto with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Knicks
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–85G2 · @ NYKTOR94–74
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32Lakers-Blazers · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 22, 22, 13, 11, 19, 20, 17, 23Knicks-Raptors · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 15, 11, 12, 11, 10, 19, 23Raptors-Knicks · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 33, 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22Raptors-Knicks · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 1, 21, 13, 11, 28, 9, 13, 13, 21Blazers-Lakers · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST