FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 23, 2000Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: POR trailed MIN by 6 after three quarters and won 91–88.

Final · R1 · G1
MIL85
IND88
Q1 IND +10; Q2 IND +11; Q3 IND 0; Q4 IND +3
Final · R1 · G1
SAC107
LAL117
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +10
Final · R1 · G1
TOR88
NYK92
Q1 NYK +15; Q2 NYK +9; Q3 NYK +9; Q4 NYK +4
Final · R1 · G1
MIN88
POR91
Q1 POR +11; Q2 POR +1; Q3 POR -6; Q4 POR +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 1998–99Apr 23, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Allan Houston (NYK vs CHH), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · MIN @ POR

Portland draws first blood against Minnesota

Portland won Game 1 of the first round, 91–88. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · POR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+1-6+3POR AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2225281388
POR3315212291
Who led
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28POR28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 4, 12, 11, 11, 12, 10, 13, 18POR18 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Malik SealyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 11, 11, 4, 8, 6, 13, 13, 23MIN23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 8, 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17MIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+16.3points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
29.7Reg. season avg46Today

46 points today in 46 minutes, against 29.7 a game in the regular season (79 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg37.6Today

38 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 5 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−10.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg12Today

12 points today in 41 minutes, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (81 games).

Second story · MIL @ IND · R1 · G1

Indiana beats Milwaukee by 3, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 88–85. Series: 1–0. Jalen Rose led Indiana with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND88–85Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 46

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46LAL vs SAC · W
46.0 PPG playoffs to date
46 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28POR vs MIN · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high28 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28SAC @ LAL · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26MIL @ IND · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 18, 9, 24, 22, 20, 20, 19, 26IND vs MIL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 19, 27, 19, 11, 13, 15, 14, 25TOR @ NYK · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST