FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 22, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SEA trailed SAS by 14 after the first quarter and won 98–90.

Final · R1 · G2
IND79
NJN95
Q1 NJN -1; Q2 NJN +11; Q3 NJN +12; Q4 NJN +16
Final · R1 · G2
SEA98
SAS90
Q1 SEA -14; Q2 SEA -2; Q3 SEA +2; Q4 SEA +8
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 22, 2001: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (ORL @ MIL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · SEA @ SAS

Seattle evens the series with San Antonio at 1–1

Seattle won Game 2, 98–90, in the first round. Gary Payton led Seattle with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SEA 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 Q3Final0-14-2+2+8SEA AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA2230212598
SAS3618171990
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 22, 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21SEA21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 4, 26, 13, 16, 28, 12, 13, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32SAS32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Steven SmithPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 19, 4, 16, 9, 9, 9, 17, 16SAS16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ NJN · R1 · G2

New Jersey pulls level with Indiana

Game 2 to New Jersey, 95–79. The first round series is tied 1–1. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs NJN
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 32.4 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 2 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Reg. season avg22.7Today

23 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (13 games). Line: 6 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 32

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 33, 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32SAS vs SEA · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 17, 15, 30, 10, 15, 11, 17, 26IND @ NJN · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 24, 22, 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21SEA @ SAS · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 21, 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20NJN vs IND · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 19, 16, 13, 26, 7, 13, 15, 19NJN vs IND · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 4, 26, 13, 16, 28, 12, 13, 19SEA @ SAS · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST