FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Magic111
Hornets103
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL +15; Q3 ORL +2; Q4 Magic 0; OT1 ORL +8
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Jazz93
Kings86
Q1 UTA +1; Q2 UTA +15; Q3 UTA +12; Q4 UTA +7
On this day · 2000–01Apr 23, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Heat), 22 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Jazz-Kings

Utah wins Game 2 over Sacramento, 93–86

Tracy McGrady goes for 31 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+15+12+7UTA AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1529202993
Kings1415233486
Who led
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 11, 8, 20, 18, 6, 6, 11, 19UTA19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 15, 24, 22, 12, 26, 12, 24, 15, 25, 18UTA18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 12, 12, 18, 10, 12, 2, 21SAC21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18SAC18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Magic-Hornets combined for 214, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Magic-HornetsMagic 111, Hornets 103
214
Jazz-KingsJazz 93, Kings 86
179
UTA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Jazz-KingsJazz 93, Kings 86
+7 UTA
Magic-HornetsMagic 111, Hornets 103
+8 ORL
Hudson shot 10-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HudsonORL · 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
MarshallUTA · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
53% (8-15)
DivacSAC · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
CampbellCHH · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
52% (12-23)
T-MacORL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 3 BLK
48% (11-23)
Final · Jazz-Kings
Jazz 93Kings 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz1529202993
Kings1415233486
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 15 points carried Utah past Sacramento, 93-86

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 18 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 4-7 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-15, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +1+15+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hornets
Magic 111Hornets 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Magic2735152212111
Hornets262128244103
The story
Troy Hudson had 26 points as Orlando beat Charlotte 111-103 in OT

Baron Davis led Charlotte with 11 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-18 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 35-21, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +1+15+20+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg17.0Last 2 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 26 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg11.7Last 2 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 33.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 26.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Magic-Hornets · R1 · G2

Orlando takes Game 2 in overtime

Tied 99–99 after regulation, Orlando beat Charlotte 111–103. Series: Orlando 1, Charlotte 1. Tracy McGrady led Orlando with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Hornets
G1 · @ CHHCHH80–79G2 · @ CHHORL111–103
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 31

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 21, 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31Magic-Hornets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 21, 12, 10, 6, 11, 10, 4, 20, 6, 27Hornets-Magic · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
Season high27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 29, 8, 18, 15, 18, 22, 8, 26Magic-Hornets · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 10, 5, 30, 9, 4, 13, 8, 24Hornets-Magic · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 12, 12, 18, 10, 12, 2, 21Kings-Jazz · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 7, 32, 11, 8, 20, 18, 6, 6, 11, 19Jazz-Kings · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST