FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 98–90.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers79
Nets95
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +16
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Sonics98
Spurs90
Q1 SEA -14; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +8
On this day · 2000–01Apr 22, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Bucks), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Sonics-Spurs

Seattle evens the series with San Antonio at 1–1

Tim Duncan goes for 32 points

Game flow · SEA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-2+2+8SEA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2230212598
Spurs3618171990
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 22, 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21SEA21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 4, 26, 13, 16, 28, 12, 13, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32SAS32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 19, 4, 16, 9, 9, 9, 17, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pacers-Nets · R1 · G2

New Jersey pulls level with Indiana

Game 2 to New Jersey, 95–79. The first round series is tied 1–1. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Nets
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79
The night in charts
Sonics-Spurs combined for 188, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Sonics-SpursSonics 98, Spurs 90
188
Pacers-NetsPacers 79, Nets 95
174
SEA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Sonics-SpursSonics 98, Spurs 90
+8 SEA
Pacers-NetsPacers 79, Nets 95
+16 NJN
SEA erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sonics-SpursSEA won · Sonics 98, Spurs 90
14 pts
Pacers-NetsNJN won · Pacers 79, Nets 95
1 pt
Reggie shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
75% (9-12)
MasonSEA · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
BakerSEA · 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
DuncanSAS · 32 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 AST
47% (9-19)
KiddNJN · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST, 1 STL
46% (6-13)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 98Spurs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics2230212598
Spurs3618171990
The story
Gary Payton had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Seattle beat San Antonio 98-90

Steven Smith led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 9-24 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 30-18.

SEA lead by quarter
200 −14−2+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 79Nets 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1919221979
Nets1831232395
The story
Jason Kidd's 20 points and 10 rebounds carried New Jersey past Indiana, 95-79

For Indiana, Reggie Miller had 26 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 1 going into the second, then won it 31-19.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −1+11+12+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Reg. season avg22.7Today

23 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (13 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 32

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32Spurs-Sonics · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 17, 15, 30, 10, 15, 11, 17, 26Pacers-Nets · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 22, 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21Sonics-Spurs · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 21, 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20Nets-Pacers · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 19, 16, 13, 26, 7, 13, 15, 19Nets-Pacers · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 4, 26, 13, 16, 28, 12, 13, 19Sonics-Spurs · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST