FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–105.

Final · R2 · G1
CHH92
MIL104
Q1 MIL +3; Q2 MIL +15; Q3 MIL +5; Q4 MIL +12
Final · R2 · G1
SAC105
LAL108
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +3
Final · R2 · G1
TOR96
PHI93
Q1 TOR +4; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +3
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 6, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (IND vs PHI), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · SAC @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 44 as Lakers beat Sacramento

Lakers won 108–105. Shaquille O'Neal: 44 points, 21 rebounds, 4 assists. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Sacramento 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2-1+6+3LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC30242427105
LAL28253124108
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 39, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44LAL44 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29LAL29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34SAC34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20SAC20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
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: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg33.7Today

34 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · TOR @ PHI · R2 · G1

Toronto leads Philadelphia wire to wire

Toronto was ahead at every break and won 96–93. Best quarter: the second, 26–20. Vince Carter led Toronto with 35 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs PHI
G1 · @ PHITOR96–93Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 44

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, 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44LAL vs SAC · W
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 21 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36PHI vs TOR · L
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35TOR @ PHI · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34SAC @ LAL · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29LAL vs SAC · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26MIL vs CHH · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST