FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 24, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
IND98
PHI116
Q1 PHI +1; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +13; Q4 PHI +18
Final · R1 · G2
DAL98
UTA109
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +12; Q3 UTA +16; Q4 UTA +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 · 1999–00Apr 24, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Coleman (CHH vs PHI), 29 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · DAL @ UTA

Karl Malone scores 34 in Utah win over Dallas

Final: 109–98. Karl Malone added 7 rebounds and 3 assists. First round series: Utah 2, Dallas 0.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+12+16+11UTA AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL1922273098
UTA28253125109
Who led
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34UTA34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 9, 6, 5, 12, 5, 12, 24UTA24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 25, 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26, 32DAL32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 2, 18, 14, 13, 17, 13, 20, 20DAL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · IND @ PHI · R1 · G2

Philadelphia leads Indiana wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 116–98. Best quarter: the second, 33–32. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 45 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs PHI
G1 · @ PHIIND79–78G2 · @ PHIPHI116–98Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg29.0Last 2 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 41 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg14.6Last 2 playoff games

14.6 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 3 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Reg. season avg27.1Today

27 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 45

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45PHI vs IND · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17, 41IND @ PHI · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high41 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34UTA vs DAL · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 25, 34, 31, 26, 21, 24, 26, 32DAL @ UTA · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Bryon RussellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 10, 9, 6, 5, 12, 5, 12, 24UTA vs DAL · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 2, 18, 14, 13, 17, 13, 20, 20DAL @ UTA · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST