FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 2, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed PHX by 15 after the first quarter and won 89–82.

Final · R1 · G4
NYK93
TOR100
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +3; Q3 TOR +6; Q4 TOR +7
Final · R1 · G4
PHI88
IND85
Q1 PHI -2; Q2 PHI -6; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +3
Final · R1 · G4
SAC89
PHX82
Q1 SAC -15; Q2 SAC -11; Q3 SAC -4; Q4 SAC +7
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 2, 2000: 3 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAC), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAC @ PHX

Peja Stojakovic drops 37 in 15-point comeback win over Phoenix

Phoenix led by 15 after one. Final: 89–82. First round series: Sacramento 3, Phoenix 1.

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 Q3Final0-15-11-4+7SAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1422233089
PHX2918161982
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37SAC37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15SAC15 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 20, 17, 10, 11, 16, 11, 9, 24PHX24 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 38, 20, 16, 18, 8, 21, 10, 14, 14PHX14 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+17.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 32 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 25 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · PHI @ IND · R1 · G4

Philadelphia takes over late to edge Indiana

Down 5 after three, Philadelphia won the fourth 24–16. Final: 88–85. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 33 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs IND
G1 · @ PHIIND79–78G2 · @ PHIPHI116–98G3 · @ INDPHI92–87G4 · @ INDPHI88–85Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Peja Stojakovic leads the day with 37

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.
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37SAC @ PHX · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33PHI @ IND · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32TOR vs NYK · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 29, 15, 15, 22, 17, 41, 35, 32IND vs PHI · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24, 27NYK @ TOR · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 4, 2, 10, 11, 7, 5, 12, 25TOR vs NYK · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST