FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hornets102
Magic85
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +17
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets74
Pacers97
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +23
On this day · 2000–01Apr 30, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Wolves), 24 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Hornets-Magic

Baron Davis posts 28 and 11 as Charlotte beats Orlando

Metta World Peace goes for 18 points

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+6+17CHH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25262427102
Magic2417281685
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28CHH28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 4, 15, 13, 6, 10, 15, 19CHH19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37, 35ORL35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 6, 4, 8, 12, 4, 9, 2, 11ORL11 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Nets-Pacers · R1 · G4

Steady Indiana beats New Jersey

Leads at every break, then a 97–74 final. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Pacers
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79G3 · @ INDNJN85–84G4 · @ INDIND97–74
The night in charts
Hornets-Magic combined for 187, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-MagicHornets 102, Magic 85
187
Nets-PacersNets 74, Pacers 97
171
CHH won the closest game by 17
Closest finishes
Hornets-MagicHornets 102, Magic 85
+17 CHH
Nets-PacersNets 74, Pacers 97
+23 IND
World Peace shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
World PeaceIND · 18 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
58% (7-12)
T-MacORL · 35 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
55% (12-22)
CroshereIND · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
WesleyCHH · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Baron DavisCHH · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Hornets-Magic
Hornets 102Magic 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets25262427102
Magic2417281685
The story
Jamaal Magloire had 19 points as Charlotte beat Orlando 102-85

Patrick Ewing led Orlando with 11 PTS, 10 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST · 4-5 FG

The swing

The Hornets won the fourth 27-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CHH lead by quarter
200 +1+10+6+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 74Pacers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1914202174
Pacers2216302997
The story
Reggie Miller's 14 points carried Indiana past New Jersey, 97-74

For New Jersey, Kenyon Martin had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-20, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
300 +3+5+15+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.6Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37, 35Magic-Hornets · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28Hornets-Magic · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 4, 15, 13, 6, 10, 15, 19Hornets-Magic · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 3, 5, 19, 11, 12, 4, 11, 18Pacers-Nets · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 0, 5, 0, 3, 0, 5, 18Pacers-Nets · W
7.7 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 30, 9, 4, 13, 8, 24, 12, 18Hornets-Magic · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST