FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 8, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
CHH90
MIL91
Q1 MIL +8; Q2 MIL +11; Q3 MIL +6; Q4 MIL +1
Final · R2 · G2
SAC90
LAL96
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +18; Q4 LAL +6
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 8, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Jalen Rose (IND vs PHI), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · CHH @ MIL

Milwaukee beats Charlotte by 1, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 91–90. Series: 2–0. Ray Allen led Milwaukee with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+11+6+1MIL AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH1917262890
MIL2720212391
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26, 28MIL28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Glenn RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 19, 22, 14, 14, 14, 17, 15, 19MIL19 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 17, 6, 10, 17, 18, 15, 14, 20CHH20 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 6, 13, 4, 15, 2, 9, 13, 7, 19CHH19 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAC @ LAL · R2 · G2

Lakers go up 2–0 on Sacramento

Game 2 went to the Lakers, 96–90. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 43 points, 20 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · SAC vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL108–105G2 · @ LALLAL96–90Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.7Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 43 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.5Reg. season avg16.6Last 3 playoff games

16.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 20.9 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 43

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: 34, 32, 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43LAL vs SAC · W
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 43, 31, 14, 21, 18, 27, 27, 26, 26, 28MIL vs CHH · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27LAL vs SAC · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 6, 27, 16, 23, 15, 34, 22SAC @ LAL · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 0, 17, 6, 10, 17, 18, 15, 14, 20CHH @ MIL · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20, 20SAC @ LAL · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST