FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 28, 2002Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Celtics103
Sixers108
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +6; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Mavs115
Wolves102
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +10; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +13
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers92
Blazers91
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2000–01Apr 28, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Magic-Bucks), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Lakers-Blazers

Lakers take Game 3, lead Portland 3–0

Allen Iverson goes for 42 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+90+1LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1931172592
Blazers1922262491
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25LAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 40, 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21LAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 16, 22, 14, 25, 4, 25, 31, 20POR20 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 26, 18, 29, 33, 10, 8, 10, 19POR19 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Celtics-Sixers · R1 · G3

Philadelphia keeps Boston at arm's length

The Celtics never led at a quarter break. Philadelphia won by 5. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 42 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Sixers
G1 · @ BOSBOS92–82G2 · @ BOSBOS93–85G3 · @ PHIPHI108–103
The night in charts
Mavs-Wolves combined for 217, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WolvesMavs 115, Wolves 102
217
Celtics-SixersCeltics 103, Sixers 108
211
Lakers-BlazersLakers 92, Blazers 91
183
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-BlazersLakers 92, Blazers 91
+1 LAL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 103, Sixers 108
+5 PHI
Mavs-WolvesMavs 115, Wolves 102
+13 DAL
Fox shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxLAL · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 39 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL
65% (11-17)
SnowPHI · 23 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
FinleyDAL · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (9-17)
KGMIN · 22 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
47% (9-19)
Final · Lakers-Blazers
Lakers 92Blazers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1931172592
Blazers1922262491
The story
Kobe Bryant's 25 points carried Los Angeles past Portland, 92-91

For Portland, Bonzi Wells had 19 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-22, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+90+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 103Sixers 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics21312922103
Sixers30282525108
The story
Derrick Coleman had 18 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 108-103

Antoine Walker led Boston with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 5-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The 76ers won the first 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +9+6+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Wolves
Mavs 115Wolves 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs40273018115
Wolves28292223102
The story
Dallas beat Minnesota 115-102 behind 39 points and 17 rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 22 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST 39 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL · 11-17 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 40-28 first quarter did the most damage for the Mavericks.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +12+10+18+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.4Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 39 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg10.0Last 2 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg44.4Today

44 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 42

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 35, 32, 39, 33, 38, 22, 20, 29, 42Sixers-Celtics · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31, 39Mavs-Wolves · W
33.3 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 25, 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28, 30Mavs-Wolves · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29Celtics-Sixers · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 18, 33, 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27Celtics-Sixers · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 16, 10, 21, 2, 3, 21, 17, 25Mavs-Wolves · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST