FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 4, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
TOR93
NYK89
Q1 TOR +1; Q2 TOR +6; Q3 TOR +11; Q4 TOR +4
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 4, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND vs MIL), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · TOR @ NYK

Toronto beats New York, 93–89

Toronto led 70–59 after three and won by 4. Vince Carter led Toronto with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+6+11+4TOR AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2524212393
NYK2419163089
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27TOR27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 12, 11, 10, 19, 23, 9, 18, 18TOR18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 26, 21, 12, 13, 6, 20, 24, 29NYK29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24, 27, 16NYK16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.7Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 29

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 26, 21, 12, 13, 6, 20, 24, 29NYK vs TOR · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27TOR @ NYK · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 12, 11, 10, 19, 23, 9, 18, 18TOR @ NYK · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Allan HoustonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 7, 15, 20, 18, 23, 14, 24, 27, 16NYK vs TOR · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Kurt ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 11, 19, 20, 17, 23, 9, 8, 15NYK vs TOR · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 11, 16, 10, 19, 15, 21, 10, 14TOR @ NYK · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST