FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIL trailed ORL by 14 after the first quarter and won 112–104.

Final · R1 · G4
MIL112
ORL104
Q1 MIL -14; Q2 MIL -4; Q3 MIL +10; Q4 MIL +8
Final · R1 · G4
UTA77
DAL107
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +30
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 · 1999–00May 1, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs CHH), 26 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIL @ ORL

Milwaukee rallies from 14 down to win Game 4

Orlando led by 14 after one. Final: 112–104. Series: Milwaukee 3, Orlando 1. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-4+10+8MIL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL22354015112
ORL36252617104
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26MIL26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21, 25MIL25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42, 25ORL25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 14, 21, 13, 20, 9, 11, 6, 22ORL22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · UTA @ DAL · R1 · G4

Dallas evens the series with Utah at 2–2

Dallas won Game 4, 107–77, in the first round. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs DAL
G1 · @ UTAUTA88–86G2 · @ UTAUTA109–98G3 · @ DALDAL94–91G4 · @ DALDAL107–77Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = DAL 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
26.8Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 25 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.3Reg. season avg9.5Last 2 playoff games

9.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.4Reg. season avg22.3Today

22 minutes today, against 9.4 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki 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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 13, 22, 14, 15, 20, 15, 33, 33DAL vs UTA · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 2, 18, 14, 13, 17, 13, 20, 20, 16, 27DAL vs UTA · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26MIL @ ORL · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 49, 24, 26, 10, 33, 35, 42, 25ORL vs MIL · L
33.8 PPG playoffs to date · −11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 32, 14, 34, 2, 26, 34, 29, 25UTA @ DAL · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 26, 19, 13, 18, 18, 9, 16, 26, 21, 25MIL @ ORL · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST