FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 4, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Mavs91
Kings108
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +8; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2000–01May 4, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (Knicks-Raptors), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Mavs-Kings

Sacramento draws first blood against Dallas

Vlade Divac goes for 18 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+5+8+17SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2426241791
Kings27282726108
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 11, 20, 5, 15, 16, 21, 30, 26SAC26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20SAC20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31, 39, 23DAL23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28, 30, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 91Kings 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2426241791
Kings27282726108
The story
Chris Webber had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Dallas 108-91

Michael Finley led Dallas with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 8-19 FG

The swing

The Kings won the fourth 26-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +3+5+8+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.4Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 4 points in 4 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.4Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.4 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 26

Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 11, 20, 5, 15, 16, 21, 30, 26Kings-Mavs · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30, 31, 39, 23Mavs-Kings · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28, 30, 21Mavs-Kings · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20Kings-Mavs · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 18, 10, 12, 2, 21, 5, 9, 18Kings-Mavs · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 22, 27, 11, 9, 18, 17, 3, 15Mavs-Kings · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST