FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 11, 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 · G3 · Box score
Sixers78
Raptors102
Q1 Raptors 0; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +24
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Lakers103
Kings81
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +22
On this day · 1999–00May 11, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Karl Malone (Jazz-Blazers), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Lakers-Kings

Kobe Bryant scores 36 as Lakers win in Sacramento

Vince Carter goes for 50 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+9+11+22LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29171938103
Kings1918172781
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36LAL36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21LAL21 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34, 22, 28SAC28 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20, 20, 14SAC14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Kings combined for 184, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 81
184
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 78, Raptors 102
180
LAL won the closest game by 22
Closest finishes
Lakers-KingsLakers 103, Kings 81
+22 LAL
Sixers-RaptorsSixers 78, Raptors 102
+24 TOR
Vince shot 19-of-29 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
VinceTOR · 50 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 4 BLK
66% (19-29)
ShaqLAL · 21 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Antonio DavisTOR · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
FisherLAL · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
WebberSAC · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST
48% (13-27)
Final · Lakers-Kings
Lakers 103Kings 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29171938103
Kings1918172781
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 21 points and 18 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 103-81

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 28 PTS, 14 REB 21 PTS, 18 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 38-27, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +10+9+11+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Raptors
Sixers 78Raptors 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2318201778
Raptors23351727102
The story
Antonio Davis had 20 points and 14 rebounds as Toronto beat Philadelphia 102-78

Aaron McKie led Philadelphia with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 14 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 9-16 FG

The swing

The Raptors won the second 35-18, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
300 0+17+14+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg37.7Last 3 playoff games

37.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.6 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 50 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Raptors · R2 · G3

Toronto wins Game 3 over Philadelphia, 102–78

Conference semifinals series: Toronto 2, Philadelphia 1. Vince Carter led Toronto with 50 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Raptors
G1 · @ PHITOR96–93G2 · @ PHIPHI97–92G3 · @ TORTOR102–78
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 50

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35, 28, 50Raptors-Sixers · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +24.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high50 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36Lakers-Kings · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34, 22, 28Kings-Lakers · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36, 54, 23Sixers-Raptors · L
34.1 PPG playoffs to date · −13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21Lakers-Kings · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · −12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 19, 15, 21, 10, 14, 10, 19, 20Raptors-Sixers · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST