FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 30, 2000Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 99–91.

Final · R1 · G3
POR87
MIN94
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN +7; Q3 MIN 0; Q4 MIN +7
Final · R1 · G3
LAL91
SAC99
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC -5; Q3 SAC -5; Q4 SAC +8
Final · R1 · G3
NYK87
TOR80
Q1 NYK +1; Q2 NYK +1; Q3 NYK -2; Q4 NYK +7
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 30, 1999: 8 games. Top scorer: Nick Anderson (ORL vs NJN), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · LAL @ SAC

Sacramento stays alive against Lakers

A 99–91 win in Game 3 cuts the first round deficit to 2–1. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 35 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-5-5+8SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2823202091
SAC2224203399
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29SAC29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 13, 20, 18, 20, 11, 3, 3, 19SAC19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35LAL35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 32, 49, 41, 33, 38, 22, 46, 23, 21LAL21 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NYK @ TOR · R1 · G3

New York beats Toronto by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 3: 87–80. Series: 3–0. Allan Houston led New York with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · NYK vs TOR
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–88G2 · @ NYKNYK84–83G3 · @ TORNYK87–80Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg9.9Last 3 playoff games

9.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.5Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 36.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 28 points, 7 rebounds, 12 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

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: 16, 26, 33, 31, 25, 16, 23, 23, 32, 35LAL @ SAC · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 16, 22, 36, 21, 23, 28, 22, 29SAC vs LAL · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 14 REB · 8 AST
Terrell BrandonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 16, 8, 20, 18, 21, 17, 20, 28MIN vs POR · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 25, 18, 20, 15, 13, 12, 23, 23MIN vs POR · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 13 REB · 10 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 12, 10, 21, 29, 11, 21, 12, 23NYK @ TOR · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 8, 9, 15, 24, 15, 17, 12, 22POR @ MIN · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST