FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 9, 2001Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed TOR by 10 after the first quarter and won 97–92.

Final · R2 · G2
TOR92
PHI97
Q1 PHI -10; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +2; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R2 · G3
SAS104
DAL90
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +14
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 9, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (MIA vs NYK), 25 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · TOR @ PHI

Allen Iverson scores 54, Philadelphia rallies past Toronto

Philadelphia trailed by 10 after one and won 97–92. Conference semifinals series: Philadelphia 1, Toronto 1.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-10+2+2+5PHI AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR3116242192
PHI2128242497
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36, 54PHI54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Eric SnowPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 12, 4, 14, 10, 11, 12, 9, 10PHI10 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35, 28TOR28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 10, 19, 15, 21, 10, 14, 10, 19TOR19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ DAL · R2 · G3

San Antonio never trails at a break against Dallas

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 104–90. David Robinson led San Antonio with 19 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SAS vs DAL
G1 · @ SASSAS94–78G2 · @ SASSAS100–86G3 · @ DALSAS104–90Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.1Reg. season avg41.0Last 3 playoff games

41.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 54 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg42.8Today

43 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 54

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.
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 41, 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36, 54PHI vs TOR · W
36.0 PPG playoffs to date · +21.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high54 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35, 28TOR @ PHI · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 12, 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18, 19SAS @ DAL · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DavisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 10, 19, 15, 21, 10, 14, 10, 19TOR @ PHI · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 9, 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18SAS @ DAL · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Sean ElliottPoints, last 10 games: 12, 3, 2, 5, 5, 0, 0, 9, 7, 17SAS @ DAL · W
6.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST