FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 30, 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
CHH102
ORL85
Q1 CHH +1; Q2 CHH +10; Q3 CHH +6; Q4 CHH +17
Final · R1 · G4
NJN74
IND97
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +23
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 30, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ MIN), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · CHH @ ORL

Baron Davis posts 28 and 11 as Charlotte beats Orlando

28 points and 11 rebounds in a 102–85 win. First round series: Charlotte 3, Orlando 1. Tracy McGrady scored 35 for Orlando in the loss.

Game flow · CHH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+10+6+17CHH AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH25262427102
ORL2417281685
Who led
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28CHH28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 4, 15, 13, 6, 10, 15, 19CHH19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37, 35ORL35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Patrick EwingPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 6, 4, 8, 12, 4, 9, 2, 11ORL11 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · NJN @ IND · R1 · G4

Steady Indiana beats New Jersey

Leads at every break, then a 97–74 final. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs IND
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79G3 · @ INDNJN85–84G4 · @ INDIND97–74Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.6Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 35 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 10 points in 40 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 35

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 39, 34, 31, 16, 20, 31, 37, 35ORL vs CHH · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28CHH @ ORL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 10 AST
Jamaal MagloirePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 5, 4, 15, 13, 6, 10, 15, 19CHH @ ORL · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 7, 3, 5, 19, 11, 12, 4, 11, 18IND vs NJN · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Austin CrosherePoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 12, 0, 5, 0, 3, 0, 5, 18IND vs NJN · W
7.7 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 30, 9, 4, 13, 8, 24, 12, 18CHH @ ORL · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST