FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 6 at halftime and won 121–116.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers92
Pacers87
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Jazz91
Mavs94
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs84
Wolves93
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bucks116
Magic121
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +5
On this day · 1999–00Apr 28, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 24 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Bucks-Magic

Tracy McGrady scores 42 as Orlando beats Milwaukee

Karl Malone goes for 29 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-6+60+5ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Bucks232724366116
Magic2420363011121
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42ORL42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 14, 17, 22, 10, 2, 9, 10, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27MIL27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21MIL21 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Sixers-Pacers · R1 · G3

Philadelphia takes Game 3, leads Indiana 2–1

92–87 in Indiana. The first round series continues. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Pacers
G1 · @ PHIIND79–78G2 · @ PHIPHI116–98G3 · @ INDPHI92–87
The night in charts
Bucks-Magic combined for 237, 52 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MagicBucks 116, Magic 121
237
Jazz-MavsJazz 91, Mavs 94
185
Sixers-PacersSixers 92, Pacers 87
179
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 84, Wolves 93
177
3 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Jazz-MavsJazz 91, Mavs 94
+3 DAL
Sixers-PacersSixers 92, Pacers 87
+5 PHI
Bucks-MagicBucks 116, Magic 121
+5 ORL
Spurs-WolvesSpurs 84, Wolves 93
+9 MIN
ORL rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MagicORL won · Bucks 116, Magic 121
6 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 92, Pacers 87
3 pts
Manning shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManningUTA · 19 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
McKiePHI · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
MarshallUTA · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST
57% (8-14)
Ray AllenMIL · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
55% (11-20)
RussellUTA · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 91Mavs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2221222691
Mavs3120212294
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 33 points and 10 rebounds carried Dallas past Utah, 94-91

For Utah, John Stockton had 12 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST 33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-22, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +9+8+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 116Magic 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Bucks232724366116
Magic2420363011121
The story
Darrell Armstrong had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Orlando beat Milwaukee 121-116 in OT

Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 21 PTS, 16 REB, 5 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 6-13 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Magic took the third 36-24.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1−6+60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 92Pacers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2124291892
Pacers2417192787
The story
Philadelphia beat Indiana 92-87 behind 32 points from Allen Iverson

Reggie Miller paced Indiana: 35 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 11-28 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 third quarter did the most damage for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3+4+14+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Reg. season avg16.8Last 2 playoff games

16.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 42

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42Magic-Bucks · W
36.7 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17, 41, 35Pacers-Sixers · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32Sixers-Pacers · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29Jazz-Mavs · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27Bucks-Magic · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST