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Sunday, April 21, 2002Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 101–94.

Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Sixers82
Celtics92
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Wolves94
Mavs101
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 Mavs 0; Q4 DAL +7
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Blazers87
Lakers95
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · R1 · G1 · Box score
Raptors63
Pistons85
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +22
On this day · 2000–01Apr 21, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Wolves), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 1 · Wolves-Mavs

Dirk Nowitzki posts 30 and 15 as Dallas beats Minnesota

Paul Pierce goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+30+7DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3116262194
Mavs22282328101
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30DAL30 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 17, 14, 16, 10, 21, 2, 3, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25MIN25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 32, 22, 15, 18, 35, 20, 6, 19MIN19 PTS · 21 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Blazers-Lakers · R1 · G1

Lakers beat Portland by 8, move within three of advancing

Game 1: 95–87. Series: 1–0. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL95–87
The night in charts
Wolves-Mavs combined for 195, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-MavsWolves 94, Mavs 101
195
Blazers-LakersBlazers 87, Lakers 95
182
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 92
174
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 63, Pistons 85
148
DAL won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Wolves-MavsWolves 94, Mavs 101
+7 DAL
Blazers-LakersBlazers 87, Lakers 95
+8 LAL
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 92
+10 BOS
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 63, Pistons 85
+22 DET
DAL rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-MavsDAL won · Wolves 94, Mavs 101
9 pts
Blazers-LakersLAL won · Blazers 87, Lakers 95
4 pts
Ben Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Ben WallaceDET · 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 STL, 3 BLK
73% (8-11)
ShaqLAL · 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
59% (10-17)
HarpringPHI · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
Derek AndersonPOR · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
DirkDAL · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Blazers-Lakers
Blazers 87Lakers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers2321182587
Lakers1927222795
The story
Los Angeles beat Portland 95-87 behind 25 points from Shaquille O'Neal

Derek Anderson paced Portland: 22 PTS, 2 REB 25 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 10-17 FG

The swing

A 27-21 second quarter erased a 4-point hole for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+2+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 82Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2820112382
Celtics3123191992
The story
Antoine Walker had 20 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 92-82

Matt Harpring led Philadelphia with 18 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-23 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the third 19-11, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3+6+14+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 63Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors925111863
Pistons1626232085
The story
Ben Wallace's 20 rebounds and 19 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 85-63

For Toronto, Antonio Davis had 15 PTS, 14 REB 20 REB, 19 PTS, 3 STL, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-11 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 23-11, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +7+8+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 44 minutes, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg29.8Today

30 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.0Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 26 minutes, against 14.0 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 19, 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34Lakers-Blazers · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 33, 32, 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31Celtics-Sixers · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30Mavs-Wolves · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25Wolves-Mavs · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 18, 5, 16, 22, 14, 25, 4, 25Blazers-Lakers · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25Lakers-Blazers · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST