FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 26, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed POR by 4 after the first quarter and won 106–88.

Final · R1 · G2
TOR94
NYK74
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +4; Q3 TOR +14; Q4 TOR +20
Final · R1 · G2
POR88
LAL106
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +18
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 26, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (TOR @ NYK), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · POR @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal posts 32 and 12 as Lakers beat Portland

32 points and 12 rebounds in a 106–88 win. First round series: Lakers 2, Portland 0.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-4+9+15+18LAL AHEAD ↑POR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
POR2917192388
LAL25302526106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32LAL32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25LAL25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 1, 21, 13, 11, 28, 9, 13, 13, 21POR21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 13, 6, 12, 12, 27, 21, 28, 24, 17POR17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg9.9Last 2 playoff games

9.9 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 1 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 27.6 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 23 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · TOR @ NYK · R1 · G2

Toronto controls New York start to finish

Toronto won 94–74, leading by as many as 20 at a break. Alvin Williams led Toronto with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKNYK92–85G2 · @ NYKTOR94–74Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32LAL vs POR · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25LAL vs POR · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 10, 6, 22, 22, 13, 11, 19, 20, 17, 23NYK vs TOR · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties season high23 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 14, 15, 11, 12, 11, 10, 19, 23TOR @ NYK · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Ties career high23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 32, 21, 33, 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22TOR @ NYK · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Scottie PippenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 1, 21, 13, 11, 28, 9, 13, 13, 21POR @ LAL · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST