FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 27, 2002Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed ORL by 3 after three quarters and won 110–100.

Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hornets110
Magic100
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH -3; Q4 Hornets 0; OT1 CHH +10
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Kings90
Jazz87
Q1 SAC +11; Q2 SAC +1; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +3
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs102
Sonics75
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +27
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pistons84
Raptors94
Q1 TOR +9; Q2 TOR +11; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +10
On this day · 2000–01Apr 27, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Eddie Jones (Heat-Hornets), 22 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Hornets-Magic

Baron Davis posts 33-14-10 as Charlotte tops Orlando

Tim Duncan goes for 27 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final00+5-30+10CHH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hornets2723162618110
Magic271824238100
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33CHH33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 16, 8, 7, 6, 9, 14, 9, 17CHH17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37ORL37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 10, 16, 8, 4, 13, 16, 13, 21ORL21 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
The night in charts
Hornets-Magic combined for 210, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MagicHornets 110, Magic 100
210
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 84, Raptors 94
178
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 102, Sonics 75
177
Kings-JazzKings 90, Jazz 87
177
SAC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Kings-JazzKings 90, Jazz 87
+3 SAC
Hornets-MagicHornets 110, Magic 100
+10 CHH
Pistons-RaptorsPistons 84, Raptors 94
+10 TOR
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 102, Sonics 75
+27 SAS
Antonio Davis shot 14-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Antonio DavisTOR · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
74% (14-19)
ParkerSAS · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
AtkinsDET · 21 PTS, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
ClarkTOR · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
DanielsSAS · 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 90Jazz 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3214232190
Jazz2124212187
The story
Mike Bibby's 26 points carried Sacramento past Utah, 90-87

For Utah, John Stockton had 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 8-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-21, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +11+1+3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Karl Malone was the fantasy play: 50.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB

Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 110Magic 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hornets2723162618110
Magic271824238100
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Charlotte beat Orlando 110-100 in OT

Horace Grant led Orlando with 10 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 3-6 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the overtime 18-8.

CHH lead by quarter
200 0+5−30+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 102Sonics 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs23342223102
Sonics2118152175
The story
San Antonio beat Seattle 102-75 behind 23 points from Tony Parker

Malik Rose backed him with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

A 34-18 second quarter did the most damage for the Spurs.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +2+18+25+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 23 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg10.8Last 3 playoff games

10.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Kings-Jazz · R1 · G3

Sacramento controls Utah start to finish

Sacramento won 90–87, leading by as many as 11 at a break. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Jazz
G1 · @ SACSAC89–86G2 · @ SACUTA93–86G3 · @ UTASAC90–87
Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 37

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37Magic-Hornets · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 5, 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33Hornets-Magic · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 10 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 24, 9, 14, 15, 21, 15, 21, 30Raptors-Pistons · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27Spurs-Sonics · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 17, 12, 12, 15, 15, 20, 5, 26Kings-Jazz · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 12, 26, 12, 24, 15, 25, 18, 23Jazz-Kings · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST