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Wednesday, May 2, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 15 after the first quarter and won 89–82.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Knicks93
Raptors100
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sixers88
Pacers85
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Kings89
Suns82
Q1 SAC -15; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +7
On this day · 1999–00May 2, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Kings-Suns

Peja Stojakovic drops 37 in 15-point comeback win over Phoenix

Vince Carter goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-11-4+7SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1422233089
Suns2918161982
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37SAC37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15SAC15 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 20, 17, 10, 11, 16, 11, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 20, 16, 18, 8, 21, 10, 14, 14PHX14 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Knicks-Raptors combined for 193, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 100
193
Sixers-PacersSixers 88, Pacers 85
173
Kings-SunsKings 89, Suns 82
171
PHI won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Sixers-PacersSixers 88, Pacers 85
+3 PHI
Knicks-RaptorsKnicks 93, Raptors 100
+7 TOR
Kings-SunsKings 89, Suns 82
+7 SAC
SAC erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SunsSAC won · Kings 89, Suns 82
15 pts
Sixers-PacersPHI won · Sixers 88, Pacers 85
6 pts
Childs shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ChildsTOR · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
HoustonNYK · 27 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PejaSAC · 37 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
SnowPHI · 12 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
ReggieIND · 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
50% (11-22)
Final · Sixers-Pacers
Sixers 88Pacers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2517222488
Pacers2721211685
The story
Allen Iverson had 33 points as Philadelphia beat Indiana 88-85

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 32 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 4 AST, 1 REB · 10-31 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the third, the 76ers took the fourth 24-16.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −2−6−5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Suns
Kings 89Suns 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1422233089
Suns2918161982
The story
Chris Webber's 15 points and 10 rebounds carried Sacramento past Phoenix, 89-82

For Phoenix, Clifford Robinson had 24 PTS, 3 REB 15 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 7-27 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 30-19.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −15−11−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Knicks-Raptors
Knicks 93Raptors 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks2219232993
Raptors26182630100
The story
Toronto beat New York 100-93 behind 18 points from Alvin Williams

Latrell Sprewell paced New York: 24 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 26-22 first quarter did the most damage for the Raptors.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+3+6+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+17.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Pacers · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Indiana

Down 5 after three, Philadelphia won the fourth 24–16. Final: 88–85. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 33 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Pacers
G1 · @ PHIIND79–78G2 · @ PHIPHI116–98G3 · @ INDPHI92–87G4 · @ INDPHI88–85
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 37

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37Kings-Suns · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33Sixers-Pacers · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32Raptors-Knicks · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17, 41, 35, 32Pacers-Sixers · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24, 27Knicks-Raptors · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 2, 10, 11, 7, 5, 12, 25Raptors-Knicks · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST