FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 21, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed PHI by 16 at halftime and won 79–78.

Final · R1 · G1
IND79
PHI78
Q1 IND -12; Q2 IND -16; Q3 IND -7; Q4 IND +1
Final · R1 · G1
DAL86
UTA88
Q1 UTA +5; Q2 UTA +1; Q3 UTA -1; Q4 UTA +2
Final · R1 · G1
MIN82
SAS87
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +14; Q3 SAS -2; Q4 SAS +5
Final · R1 · G1
CHH106
MIA80
Q1 CHH +2; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +23; Q4 CHH +26
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · IND @ PHI

Indiana takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

79–78 in Philadelphia. The first round series continues. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-16-7+1IND AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1719222179
PHI2923131378
Who led
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 12, 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Jalen RosePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 29, 23, 25, 13, 10, 15, 22, 17IND17 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 0, 13, 5, 5, 11, 18, 7, 18PHI18 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16PHI16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAS · R1 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Minnesota

San Antonio won Game 1 of the first round, 87–82. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.2Reg. season avg33Today

33 points today in 46 minutes, against 22.2 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+13.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 28.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−15.1points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.1Reg. season avg16Today

16 points today in 42 minutes, against 31.1 a game in the regular season (71 games).

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 33

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 36, 32, 28, 25, 42, 11, 18, 9, 33SAS vs MIN · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 31, 10, 20, 18, 23, 12, 20, 31, 21, 28CHH @ MIA · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26UTA vs DAL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 11, 14, 25, 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26DAL @ UTA · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 25, 11, 17, 15, 23, 17, 11, 25MIN @ SAS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 20, 16, 16, 13, 18, 7, 23CHH @ MIA · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST