FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 22, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAC by 6 at halftime and won 86–83.

Final · R1 · G1
TOR85
NYK92
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK -3; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +7
Final · R1 · G1
PHX86
SAC83
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX 0; Q4 PHX +3
Final · R1 · G1
POR93
LAL106
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +13
Final · R1 · G1
ORL90
MIL103
Q1 MIL -1; Q2 MIL +3; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +13
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 · 1999–00Apr 22, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: Karl Malone (UTA vs SEA), 50 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · PHX @ SAC

Phoenix beats Sacramento by 3, moves within three of advancing

Game 1: 86–83. Series: 1–0. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · PHX 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+3-60+3PHX AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2810282086
SAC2519221783
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 25, 17, 38, 20, 16, 18, 8, 21PHX21 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 29, 12, 17, 9, 9, 30, 20, 12, 10, 18PHX18 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27SAC27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 13, 20, 20, 9, 17, 21, 14, 13SAC13 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Second story · TOR @ NYK · R1 · G1

New York goes up 1–0 on Toronto

Game 1 went to the Knicks, 92–85. Allan Houston led New York with 23 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–85Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = NYK win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.1Reg. season avg19Today

19 points today in 27 minutes, against 6.1 a game in the regular season (66 games).

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg41.2Today

41 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists.

Cooling off
−14.6points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.6Reg. season avg13Today

13 points today in 46 minutes, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (75 games).

Top performances

Tracy McGrady 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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 4, 34, 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33ORL @ MIL · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28LAL vs POR · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 36, 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27SAC vs PHX · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24LAL vs POR · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 20 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 30, 9, 13, 6, 12, 12, 27, 21, 28, 24POR @ LAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 16, 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23NYK vs TOR · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST