FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 29, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
DET83
TOR89
Q1 TOR 0; Q2 TOR +10; Q3 TOR +5; Q4 TOR +6
Final · R1 · G4
SAC91
UTA86
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +5; Q4 SAC +5
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 29, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL @ POR), 25 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAC @ UTA

Peja Stojakovic scores 30 as Sacramento wins in Utah

Final: 91–86. Peja Stojakovic made 9 of 13 shots from the field. First round series: Sacramento 3, Utah 1.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+6+5+5SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2818212491
UTA2020222486
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 27, 11, 20, 5, 15, 16, 21, 30SAC30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23SAC23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 26, 12, 24, 15, 25, 18, 23, 14UTA14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
John StocktonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 18, 26, 7, 23, 10, 13, 15, 12UTA12 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Second story · DET @ TOR · R1 · G4

Toronto evens the series with Detroit at 2–2

Toronto won Game 4, 89–83, in the first round. Morris Peterson led Toronto with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · DET vs TOR
G1 · @ DETDET85–63G2 · @ DETDET96–91G3 · @ TORTOR94–84G4 · @ TORTOR89–83Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = TOR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.1Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.1 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.6Last 3 playoff games

12.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 1 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.5Reg. season avg43.9Today

44 minutes today, against 34.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Peja Stojakovic 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.
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 27, 11, 20, 5, 15, 16, 21, 30SAC @ UTA · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 30, 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23SAC @ UTA · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 26, 21, 15, 5, 13, 21, 20DET @ TOR · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Morris PetersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 18, 24, 23, 22, 2, 9, 12, 20TOR vs DET · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Keon ClarkPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 20, 9, 21, 8, 3, 12, 18, 19TOR vs DET · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Alvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 4, 13, 11, 8, 10, 8, 17, 15TOR vs DET · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST