FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, April 28, 2001Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed MIL by 6 at halftime and won 121–116.

Final · R1 · G3
PHI92
IND87
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3
UTA91
DAL94
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL +7; Q4 DAL +3
Final · R1 · G3
SAS84
MIN93
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +5; Q3 MIN +2; Q4 MIN +9
Final · OT · R1 · G3
MIL116
ORL121
Q1 ORL +1; Q2 ORL -6; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL 0; OT1 ORL +5
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 28, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs CHH), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIL @ ORL

Tracy McGrady scores 42 as Orlando beats Milwaukee

Orlando won 121–116. Tracy McGrady: 42 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists. First round series: Orlando 1, Milwaukee 2.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+1-6+60+5ORL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MIL232724366116
ORL2420363011121
Who led
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42ORL42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Darrell ArmstrongPoints, last 10 games: 9, 14, 14, 17, 22, 10, 2, 9, 10, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27MIL27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21MIL21 PTS · 16 REB · 5 AST
Second story · PHI @ IND · R1 · G3

Philadelphia takes Game 3, leads Indiana 2–1

92–87 in Indiana. The first round series continues. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs IND
G1 · @ PHIIND79–78G2 · @ PHIPHI116–98G3 · @ INDPHI92–87Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 35 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.6Reg. season avg16.8Last 2 playoff games

16.8 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.7 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 42

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: 20, 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42ORL vs MIL · W
36.7 PPG playoffs to date
42 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17, 41, 35IND vs PHI · L
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33DAL vs UTA · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32PHI @ IND · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29UTA @ DAL · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27MIL @ ORL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST