FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 27, 2000Playoffs · 2 games
← Apr 26CalendarApr 28 →

2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL104
IND91
Q1 MIL +16; Q2 MIL +23; Q3 MIL +24; Q4 MIL +13
Final · R1 · G2
SAC89
LAL113
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +19; Q4 LAL +24
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 27, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ SAC), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIL @ IND

Milwaukee pulls level with Indiana

Game 2 to Milwaukee, 104–91. The first round series is tied 1–1. Sam Cassell led Milwaukee with 20 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+23+24+13MIL AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL35262716104
IND1919262791
Who led
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34, 19, 13, 18, 20MIL20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 3, 15, 10, 9, 14, 10, 0, 16IND16 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Travis BestPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 8, 6, 15, 13, 5, 14, 8, 14IND14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAC @ LAL · R1 · G2

Lakers control Sacramento start to finish

Lakers won 113–89, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SAC vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL117–107G2 · @ LALLAL113–89Game by game through Apr 27, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.4Reg. season avg12.5Last 2 playoff games

12.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg11.4Last 2 playoff games

11.4 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg34.7Today

35 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (35 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32LAL vs SAC · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 37, 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23LAL vs SAC · W
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 19 REB · 6 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22SAC @ LAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 18, 29, 16, 34, 19, 13, 18, 20MIL @ IND · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20MIL @ IND · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 11, 11, 14, 10, 21, 15, 11, 19MIL @ IND · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST