FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–82.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Sixers96
Hornets87
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Kings99
Jazz82
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +17
On this day · 2001–02Apr 28, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Kings-Jazz

Sacramento rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Chris Webber goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+14+17SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2017362699
Jazz2813182382
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27SAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26SAC26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 23, 20, 8, 25, 15, 20, 24UTA24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 15, 12, 15, 15, 14, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Sixers-Hornets · R1 · G4

Philadelphia leads New Orleans wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 96–87. Best quarter: the second, 27–25. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Hornets
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90G2 · @ PHIPHI90–85G3 · @ NOHNOH99–85G4 · @ NOHPHI96–87
The night in charts
Sixers-Hornets combined for 183, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-HornetsSixers 96, Hornets 87
183
Kings-JazzKings 99, Jazz 82
181
PHI won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Sixers-HornetsSixers 96, Hornets 87
+9 PHI
Kings-JazzKings 99, Jazz 82
+17 SAC
Harpring shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HarpringUTA · 18 PTS, 7 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
Baron DavisNOH · 34 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
PejaSAC · 27 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
63% (10-16)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
52% (13-25)
MaloneUTA · 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Sixers-Hornets
Sixers 96Hornets 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2527222296
Hornets2025212187
The story
Eric Snow's 17 points and 12 assists carried Philadelphia past New Orleans, 96-87

Allen Iverson chipped in 22 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 17 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB, 5 STL · 5-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 25-20, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +5+7+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Jazz
Kings 99Jazz 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings2017362699
Jazz2813182382
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 27 points as Sacramento beat Utah 99-82

Karl Malone led Utah with 24 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 27 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 10-16 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Kings took the third 36-18.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −8−4+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.1 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 34

Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34Hornets-Sixers · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27Kings-Jazz · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26Kings-Jazz · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 23, 20, 8, 25, 15, 20, 24Jazz-Kings · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22Sixers-Hornets · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · −15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 15, 12, 15, 15, 14, 11, 18Jazz-Kings · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST