4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHH by 5 after the first quarter and won 92–82.
Final · R1 · G1
PHI92
CHH82
Final · R1 · G1
DET85
MIA95
Final · R1 · G1
PHX72
SAS70
Final · R1 · G1
SEA93
UTA104
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHI @ CHH
Allen Iverson scores 40 as Philadelphia beats Charlotte
Philadelphia won 92–82. Allen Iverson: 40 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. First round series: Philadelphia 1, Charlotte 0.
Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 17 | 24 | 34 | 17 | 92 |
| CHH | 22 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 82 |
Who led
Allen IversonPHI40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Eric SnowPHI10 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Derrick ColemanCHH23 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Anthony MasonCHH14 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Karl MaloneUTA
+24.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
50 points today in 43 minutes, against 25.5 a game in the regular season (82 games).
Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 13 points, 16 rebounds, 1 assists.
Cooling off
Toni KukocPHI
−12.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
2 points today in 21 minutes, against 14.8 a game in the regular season (56 games).
Second story · PHX @ SAS · R1 · G1
Phoenix takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0
72–70 in San Antonio. The first round series continues. Clifford Robinson led Phoenix with 17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.
Series tracker · PHX vs SAS
Top performances
Karl Malone leads the day with 50
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Karl MaloneUTA vs SEA · W
50.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high50 PTS · 12 REB · 0 ASTAllen IversonPHI @ CHH · W
40.0 PPG playoffs to date
40 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTJamal MashburnMIA vs DET · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 ASTGary PaytonSEA @ UTA · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 11 REB · 6 ASTDerrick ColemanCHH vs PHI · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 16 REB · 1 ASTJerry StackhouseDET @ MIA · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST