FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Hornets92
Bucks104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +12
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Kings105
Lakers108
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Raptors96
Sixers93
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +3
On this day · 1999–00May 6, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Pacers-Sixers), 40 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Kings-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal scores 44 as Lakers beat Sacramento

Allen Iverson goes for 36 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1+6+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30242427105
Lakers28253124108
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44LAL44 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29LAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34SAC34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20SAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 213, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 105, Lakers 108
213
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 104
196
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 93
189
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-SixersRaptors 96, Sixers 93
+3 TOR
Kings-LakersKings 105, Lakers 108
+3 LAL
Hornets-BucksHornets 92, Bucks 104
+12 MIL
Curry shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CurryTOR · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
WebberSAC · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
ShaqLAL · 44 PTS, 21 REB, 7 BLK, 4 AST
53% (17-32)
CassellMIL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
50% (8-16)
WesleyCHH · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 105Lakers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings30242427105
Lakers28253124108
The story
Kobe Bryant had 29 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 108-105

Scot Pollard led Sacramento with 14 REB, 9 PTS 29 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Lakers took the third 31-24.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−1+6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Sixers
Raptors 96Sixers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2126262396
Sixers1720243293
The story
Vince Carter's 35 points carried Toronto past Philadelphia, 96-93

For Philadelphia, Dikembe Mutombo had 17 PTS, 12 REB 35 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 13-29 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 26-20, was where the Raptors built it.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +4+10+12+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 92Bucks 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2416331992
Bucks27282326104
The story
Milwaukee beat Charlotte 104-92 behind 15 points and 11 assists from Glenn Robinson

Elden Campbell paced Charlotte: 17 PTS, 13 REB 15 PTS, 11 AST, 5 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 28-16 second quarter did the most damage for the Bucks.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +3+15+5+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis topped the game at 49.4 FPTS: 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB

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: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Raptors-Sixers · R2 · G1

Toronto leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 96–93. Best quarter: the second, 26–20. Vince Carter led Toronto with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Sixers
G1 · @ PHITOR96–93
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 44

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44Lakers-Kings · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36Sixers-Raptors · L
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35Raptors-Sixers · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34Kings-Lakers · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29Lakers-Kings · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26Bucks-Hornets · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST