FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 29, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 17 after the first quarter and won 104–96.

Final · R1 · G3
NYK97
TOR89
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +4; Q3 NYK +1; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R1 · G3
SAC104
PHX96
Q1 SAC -17; Q2 SAC -2; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +8
Final · R1 · G3
LAL99
POR86
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +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 29, 2000: 4 games. Top scorer: David Robinson (SAS @ PHX), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAC @ PHX

Sacramento beats Phoenix by 8, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 104–96. Series: 2–1. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-17-2+2+8SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC19342229104
PHX3619182396
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21SAC21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 9, 30, 20, 12, 10, 18, 7, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 16 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 23, 16, 10, 13, 14, 2, 14, 18PHX18 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAL @ POR · R1 · G3

Lakers go up 3–0 on Portland

Game 3 went to the Lakers, 99–86. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 25 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs POR
G1 · @ LALLAL106–93G2 · @ LALLAL106–88G3 · @ PORLAL99–86Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 9 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 25

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: 39, 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25LAL @ POR · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Damon StoudamirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 23, 14, 13, 14, 28, 18, 10, 25POR vs LAL · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 18, 2, 13, 24, 9, 10, 16, 25POR vs LAL · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24NYK @ TOR · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23SAC @ PHX · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22LAL @ POR · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST