FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 29, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 17 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Knicks97
Raptors89
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Kings104
Suns96
Q1 SAC -17; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +8
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers99
Blazers86
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +13
On this day · 1999–00Apr 29, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (Spurs-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Kings-Suns

Sacramento beats Phoenix by 8, moves within two of advancing

Jason Kidd goes for 19 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-17-2+2+8SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19342229104
Suns3619182396
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21SAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 9, 30, 20, 12, 10, 18, 7, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 16, 10, 13, 14, 2, 14, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Blazers · R1 · G3

Lakers go up 3–0 on Portland

Game 3 went to the Lakers, 99–86. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Blazers
G1 · @ LALLAL106–93G2 · @ LALLAL106–88G3 · @ PORLAL99–86
The night in charts
Kings-Suns combined for 200, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SunsKings 104, Suns 96
200
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 97, Raptors 89
186
Lakers-BlazersLakers 99, Blazers 86
185
NYK won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 97, Raptors 89
+8 NYK
Kings-SunsKings 104, Suns 96
+8 SAC
Lakers-BlazersLakers 99, Blazers 86
+13 LAL
SAC erased a 17-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 104, Suns 96
17 pts
Lakers-BlazersLAL won · Lakers 99, Blazers 86
3 pts
Rice shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
RiceNYK · 18 PTS, 7 REB
67% (8-12)
HoustonNYK · 24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Antonio DavisTOR · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
63% (10-16)
SabonisPOR · 12 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
DelkPHX · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 104Suns 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings19342229104
Suns3619182396
The story
Chris Webber had 23 points as Sacramento beat Phoenix 104-96

Tony Delk led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB · 7-19 FG

The swing

Down 17 after the first, the Kings took the second 34-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −17−2+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 97Raptors 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2025232997
Raptors1625262289
The story
New York beat Toronto 97-89 behind 24 points from Allan Houston

Antonio Davis paced Toronto: 21 PTS, 12 REB 24 PTS, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Knicks.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +4+4+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter topped the game at 43.3 FPTS: 20 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST

Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 99Blazers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2331252099
Blazers2621251486
The story
Kobe Bryant's 22 points and 9 assists carried Los Angeles past Portland, 99-86

For Portland, Steven Smith had 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB · 9-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 3 going into the second, then won it 31-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+7+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 9 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 25

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 23, 14, 13, 14, 28, 18, 10, 25Blazers-Lakers · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 18, 2, 13, 24, 9, 10, 16, 25Blazers-Lakers · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24Knicks-Raptors · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23Kings-Suns · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22Lakers-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST