FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 8, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Hornets90
Bucks91
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +1
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Kings90
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 1999–00May 8, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (Pacers-Sixers), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Hornets-Bucks

Milwaukee beats Charlotte by 1, moves within two of advancing

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+11+6+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1917262890
Bucks2720212391
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26, 28MIL28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 19, 22, 14, 14, 14, 17, 15, 19MIL19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 17, 6, 10, 17, 18, 15, 14, 20CHH20 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 13, 4, 15, 2, 9, 13, 7, 19CHH19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Kings-Lakers · R2 · G2

Lakers go up 2–0 on Sacramento

Game 2 went to the Lakers, 96–90. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 43 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL108–105G2 · @ LALLAL96–90
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 186, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 90, Lakers 96
186
Hornets-BucksHornets 90, Bucks 91
181
MIL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Hornets-BucksHornets 90, Bucks 91
+1 MIL
Kings-LakersKings 90, Lakers 96
+6 LAL
Shaq shot 18-of-26 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 43 PTS, 20 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
69% (18-26)
P.J. BrownCHH · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
Ray AllenMIL · 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
WesleyCHH · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
KobeLAL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
47% (9-19)
Final · Hornets-Bucks
Hornets 90Bucks 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1917262890
Bucks2720212391
The story
Ray Allen's 28 points and 9 assists carried Milwaukee past Charlotte, 91-90

For Charlotte, P.J. Brown had 19 PTS, 11 REB 28 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 10-18 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 27-19, was where the Bucks built it.

MIL lead by quarter
200 +8+11+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 90Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1528133490
Lakers2518312296
The story
Kobe Bryant had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Sacramento 96-90

Bobby Jackson led Sacramento with 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 9-19 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 31-13, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +100+18+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 43 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg16.6Last 3 playoff games

16.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 43

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43Lakers-Kings · W
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26, 28Bucks-Hornets · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27Lakers-Kings · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34, 22Kings-Lakers · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 17, 6, 10, 17, 18, 15, 14, 20Hornets-Bucks · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20, 20Kings-Lakers · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST