FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 20, 2002Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed ORL by 11 after three quarters and won 80–79.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Pacers89
Nets83
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +10; Q3 IND +2; Q4 IND +6
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Jazz86
Kings89
Q1 SAC +5; Q2 SAC -1; Q3 SAC +7; Q4 SAC +3
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sonics89
Spurs110
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +21
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Magic79
Hornets80
Q1 CHH -8; Q2 CHH -5; Q3 CHH -11; Q4 CHH +1
The lead · First round · Game 1 · Magic-Hornets

Charlotte takes Game 1, leads Orlando 1–0

Tim Duncan posts a triple-double

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-5-11+1CHH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2816241179
Hornets2019182380
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 5, 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28CHH28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 2, 15, 4, 15, 16, 8, 7, 6, 9, 14CHH14 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 35, 21, 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20ORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 18, 8, 14, 3, 10, 16, 8, 4, 13, 16ORL16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Sonics-Spurs · R1 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Seattle

San Antonio won Game 1 of the first round, 110–89. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Sonics-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS110–89
The night in charts
Sonics-Spurs combined for 199, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SpursSonics 89, Spurs 110
199
Jazz-KingsJazz 86, Kings 89
175
Pacers-NetsPacers 89, Nets 83
172
Magic-HornetsMagic 79, Hornets 80
159
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Magic-HornetsMagic 79, Hornets 80
+1 CHH
Jazz-KingsJazz 86, Kings 89
+3 SAC
Pacers-NetsPacers 89, Nets 83
+6 IND
Sonics-SpursSonics 89, Spurs 110
+21 SAS
CHH erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Magic-HornetsCHH won · Magic 79, Hornets 80
11 pts
Sonics-SpursSAS won · Sonics 89, Spurs 110
5 pts
Jazz-KingsSAC won · Jazz 86, Kings 89
1 pt
Parker shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
BakerSEA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
PaytonSEA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
62% (8-13)
Steven SmithSAS · 17 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
60% (6-10)
BibbySAC · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB
60% (6-10)
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 79Hornets 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2816241179
Hornets2019182380
The story
Baron Davis had 28 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 80-79

Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 28 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 3 STL · 9-24 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the third, the Hornets took the fourth 23-11.

CHH lead by quarter
200 −8−5−11+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 86Kings 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2027172286
Kings2521251889
The story
Chris Webber's 24 points and 12 rebounds carried Sacramento past Utah, 89-86

For Utah, Karl Malone had 25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 24 PTS, 12 REB, 7 AST · 8-17 FG

The swing

The Kings trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 25-17.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +5−1+7+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 89Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2923132489
Spurs24283820110
The story
San Antonio beat Seattle 110-89 behind 21 points from Tony Parker

Gary Payton paced Seattle: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 9-12 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 38-13 third quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 −50+25+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg21Today

21 points today in 27 minutes, against 9.2 a game in the regular season (77 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Reg. season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−21.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.4Reg. season avg0Today

0 points today in 10 minutes, against 21.4 a game in the regular season (40 games).

Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 30

Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 24, 18, 29, 20, 26, 34, 18, 30Pacers-Nets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 8, 5, 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28Hornets-Magic · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 14, 21, 21, 13, 8, 7, 11, 26Nets-Pacers · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 9 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 24, 22, 12, 26, 12, 24, 15, 25Jazz-Kings · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 28, 28, 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24Kings-Jazz · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Vin BakerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 14, 6, 8, 6, 2, 9, 3, 22Sonics-Spurs · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST