FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed TOR by 12 after three quarters and won 84–83.

Final · R1 · G2
TOR83
NYK84
Q1 NYK -11; Q2 NYK -7; Q3 NYK -12; Q4 NYK +1
Final · R1 · G2
MIN82
POR86
Q1 POR -5; Q2 POR -1; Q3 POR +9; Q4 POR +4
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 26, 1999: 9 games. Top scorer: Glenn Robinson (MIL vs WAS), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · TOR @ NYK

New York wins Game 2 over Toronto, 84–83

First round series: New York 2, Toronto 0. Latrell Sprewell led New York with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-7-12+1NYK AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2615261683
NYK1519212984
Who led
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 20, 21, 6, 15, 16, 12, 21, 25NYK25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19NYK19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 31, 28, 34, 25, 17, 13, 16, 27TOR27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin WillisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 6, 10, 6, 2, 6, 7, 13, 16TOR16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MIN @ POR · R1 · G2

Portland beats Minnesota, 86–82

Portland led 67–58 after three and won by 4. Scottie Pippen led Portland with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs POR
G1 · @ PORPOR91–88G2 · @ PORPOR86–82Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg24.5Last 2 playoff games

24.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg17.7Last 2 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 27.6 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 27

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 31, 28, 34, 25, 17, 13, 16, 27TOR @ NYK · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 20, 21, 6, 15, 16, 12, 21, 25NYK vs TOR · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 21, 25, 18, 20, 15, 13, 12, 23MIN @ POR · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 7, 5, 4, 15, 18, 5, 28, 21POR vs MIN · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17, 20MIN @ POR · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 13, 20, 18, 16, 10, 13, 15, 15, 19NYK vs TOR · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST