FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 21, 2002Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed MIN by 9 after the first quarter and won 101–94.

Final · R1 · G1
PHI82
BOS92
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R1 · G1
MIN94
DAL101
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL +3; Q3 DAL 0; Q4 DAL +7
Final · R1 · G1
POR87
LAL95
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +8
Final · R1 · G1
TOR63
DET85
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +8; Q3 DET +20; Q4 DET +22
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 · 2000–01Apr 21, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs MIN), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 1 · MIN @ DAL

Dirk Nowitzki posts 30 and 15 as Dallas beats Minnesota

30 points and 15 rebounds in a 101–94 win. First round series: Dallas 1, Minnesota 0.

Game flow · DAL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9+30+7DAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN3116262194
DAL22282328101
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30DAL30 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 17, 14, 16, 10, 21, 2, 3, 21DAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25MIN25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 32, 22, 15, 18, 35, 20, 6, 19MIN19 PTS · 21 REB · 6 AST
Second story · POR @ LAL · R1 · G1

Lakers beat Portland by 8, move within three of advancing

Game 1: 95–87. Series: 1–0. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL95–87Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.5points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg25Today

25 points today in 44 minutes, against 12.5 a game in the regular season (82 games).

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg29.8Today

30 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 14 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−12.0points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.0Reg. season avg2Today

2 points today in 26 minutes, against 14.0 a game in the regular season (63 games).

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 33, 26, 19, 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34LAL vs POR · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 29, 33, 32, 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31BOS vs PHI · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 17, 34, 18, 23, 25, 26, 10, 24, 6, 30DAL vs MIN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 19, 13, 12, 10, 20, 6, 4, 25MIN @ DAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 18, 5, 16, 22, 14, 25, 4, 25POR @ LAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 34, 24, 22, 40, 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25LAL vs POR · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST