FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ORL by 14 after the first quarter and won 112–104.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bucks112
Magic104
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Jazz77
Mavs107
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +30
On this day · 1999–00May 1, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 26 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Bucks-Magic

Milwaukee rallies from 14 down to win Game 4

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4+10+8MIL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22354015112
Magic36252617104
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21, 25MIL25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42, 25ORL25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 14, 21, 13, 20, 9, 11, 6, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Jazz-Mavs · R1 · G4

Dallas evens the series with Utah at 2–2

Dallas won Game 4, 107–77, in the first round. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Mavs
G1 · @ UTAUTA88–86G2 · @ UTAUTA109–98G3 · @ DALDAL94–91G4 · @ DALDAL107–77
The night in charts
Bucks-Magic combined for 216, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Bucks-MagicBucks 112, Magic 104
216
Jazz-MavsJazz 77, Mavs 107
184
MIL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Bucks-MagicBucks 112, Magic 104
+8 MIL
Jazz-MavsJazz 77, Mavs 107
+30 DAL
MIL erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bucks-MagicMIL won · Bucks 112, Magic 104
14 pts
Jazz-MavsDAL won · Jazz 77, Mavs 107
7 pts
Ray Allen shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ray AllenMIL · 26 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
FinleyDAL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST
54% (7-13)
NashDAL · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
DirkDAL · 33 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
53% (10-19)
MaloneUTA · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
50% (10-20)
Final · Bucks-Magic
Bucks 112Magic 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks22354015112
Magic36252617104
The story
Sam Cassell had 25 points as Milwaukee beat Orlando 112-104

Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 8-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Bucks took the third 40-26.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −14−4+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tracy McGrady led the game in fantasy with 46.6 FPTS (25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB)

Final · Jazz-Mavs
Jazz 77Mavs 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2418211477
Mavs17283626107
The story
Steve Nash's 27 points carried Dallas past Utah, 107-77

For Utah, Karl Malone had 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 36-21, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
300 −7+3+18+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 25 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Reg. season avg22.3Today

22 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 33

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33, 33Mavs-Jazz · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 14, 13, 17, 13, 20, 20, 16, 27Mavs-Jazz · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26Bucks-Magic · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42, 25Magic-Bucks · L
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29, 25Jazz-Mavs · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21, 25Bucks-Magic · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST