FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 26, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed NJN by 1 after the first quarter and won 119–114.

Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Nets114
Bucks119
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL -1; Q3 MIL +12; Q4 Bucks 0; OT1 MIL +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Sixers85
Hornets99
Q1 Hornets 0; Q2 NOH +1; Q3 NOH +3; Q4 NOH +14
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Kings104
Jazz107
Q1 UTA +4; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA +3
On this day · 2001–02Apr 26, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (Pacers-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Nets-Bucks

Milwaukee takes Game 4 in overtime

Greg Ostertag goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-1+120+5MIL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Nets2626232514114
Bucks2526361319119
Who led
Toni KukocPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 26, 25, 17, 12, 14, 11, 7, 23MIL23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21, 24, 21MIL21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30NJN30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 21, 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28NJN28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Nets-Bucks combined for 233, 22 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BucksNets 114, Bucks 119
233
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 107
211
Sixers-HornetsSixers 85, Hornets 99
184
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Kings-JazzKings 104, Jazz 107
+3 UTA
Nets-BucksNets 114, Bucks 119
+5 MIL
Sixers-HornetsSixers 85, Hornets 99
+14 NOH
Cheaney shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CheaneyUTA · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
JeffersonNJN · 28 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
69% (9-13)
Lucious HarrisNJN · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MagloireNOH · 18 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
BibbySAC · 23 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 104Jazz 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26292128104
Jazz30292127107
The story
Karl Malone's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried Utah past Sacramento, 107-104

For Sacramento, Chris Webber had 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 4 STL · 7-20 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 30-26, was where the Jazz built it.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +4+4+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 114Bucks 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Nets2626232514114
Bucks2526361319119
The story
Gary Payton had 20 points and 14 assists as Milwaukee beat New Jersey 119-114 in OT

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 15 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB 20 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB · 8-22 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Bucks took the third 36-23.

MIL lead by quarter
200 −1−1+120+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 85Hornets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2719192085
Hornets2720213199
The story
New Orleans beat Philadelphia 99-85 behind 28 points and 8 assists from Baron Davis

Allen Iverson paced Philadelphia: 28 PTS, 7 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 11-26 FG, 4-12 3PT

The swing

A 31-20 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Hornets.

NOH lead by quarter
200 0+1+3+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 28 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg4.0Last 2 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 22 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Kings-Jazz · R1 · G3

Steady Utah beats Sacramento

Leads at every break, then a 107–104 final. Greg Ostertag led Utah with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Jazz
G1 · @ SACSAC96–90G2 · @ SACSAC108–95G3 · @ UTAUTA107–104
Top performances

Kenyon Martin leads the day with 30

Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30Nets-Bucks · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 22, 18, 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28Hornets-Sixers · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28Sixers-Hornets · L
37.3 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 21, 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28Nets-Bucks · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24Kings-Jazz · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 14, 15, 24, 12, 14, 10, 10, 23Kings-Jazz · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST