FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 29, 2000Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 10 after three quarters and won 101–94.

Final · R1 · G3
MIA91
DET72
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +19
Final · R1 · G3
IND109
MIL96
Q1 IND -3; Q2 IND -7; Q3 IND +3; Q4 IND +13
Final · R1 · G3
SAS94
PHX101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX -10; Q4 PHX +7
Final · R1 · G3
UTA78
SEA89
Q1 SEA +4; Q2 SEA +6; Q3 SEA +12; Q4 SEA +11
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 29, 1999: 10 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs POR), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix takes Game 3, leads San Antonio 2–1

101–94 in Phoenix. The first round series continues. Anfernee Hardaway led Phoenix with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists. David Robinson scored 37 for San Antonio in the loss.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-6+1-10+7PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2722301594
PHX21291932101
Who led
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 17, 7, 16, 20, 17, 17, 19, 17PHX17 PTS · 12 REB · 13 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 8, 20, 15, 10, 6, 10, 2, 16PHX16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25, 37SAS37 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Mario EliePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 4, 5, 11, 3, 3, 1, 5, 12SAS12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 5 points in 15 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Reg. season avg36.9Today

37 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · IND @ MIL · R1 · G3

Indiana takes care of Milwaukee

A 13-point win, 109–96. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 34 points, 1 rebound and 5 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs MIL
G1 · @ INDIND88–85G2 · @ INDMIL104–91G3 · @ MILIND109–96Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

David Robinson leads the day with 37

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.
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 26, 16, 19, 27, 17, 11, 25, 37SAS @ PHX · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
37 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 9, 12, 26, 21, 13, 21, 10, 34IND @ MIL · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 27, 23, 32, 10, 18, 50, 23, 30UTA @ SEA · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 24, 22, 20, 20, 19, 26, 11, 27IND @ MIL · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 20, 38, 31, 11, 14, 11, 11, 26MIL vs IND · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 33, 27, 26, 29, 12, 5, 26, 20, 26MIL vs IND · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST