4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHH trailed ORL by 11 after three quarters and won 80–79.
Final · R1 · G1
IND89
NJN83
Final · R1 · G1
UTA86
SAC89
Final · R1 · G1
SEA89
SAS110
Final · R1 · G1
ORL79
CHH80
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 1 · ORL @ CHH
Charlotte takes Game 1, leads Orlando 1–0
80–79 in Charlotte. The first round series continues. Baron Davis led Charlotte with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Game flow · CHH 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.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORL | 28 | 16 | 24 | 11 | 79 |
| CHH | 20 | 19 | 18 | 23 | 80 |
Who led
Baron DavisCHH28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
P.J. BrownCHH14 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyORL20 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Darrell ArmstrongORL16 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SEA @ SAS · R1 · G1
San Antonio draws first blood against Seattle
San Antonio won Game 1 of the first round, 110–89. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
Series tracker · SEA vs SAS
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Tony ParkerSAS
+11.8points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21 points today in 27 minutes, against 9.2 a game in the regular season (77 games).
Stepped-up role
Quincy LewisUTA
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (36 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.
Cooling off
−21.4points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
0 points today in 10 minutes, against 21.4 a game in the regular season (40 games).
Top performances
Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 30
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.
Jermaine O'NealIND @ NJN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 11 REB · 2 ASTBaron DavisCHH vs ORL · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 7 ASTJason KiddNJN vs IND · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 8 REB · 9 ASTKarl MaloneUTA @ SAC · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 4 ASTChris WebberSAC vs UTA · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 12 REB · 7 ASTVin BakerSEA @ SAS · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST