FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 1, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 5 after three quarters and won 83–81.

Final · R1 · G4
BOS81
PHI83
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI -5; Q4 PHI +2
Final · R1 · G4
SAS79
SEA91
Q1 SEA +11; Q2 SEA +26; Q3 SEA +17; Q4 SEA +12
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 · 2000–01May 1, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs UTA), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · BOS @ PHI

Philadelphia pulls level with Boston

Game 4 to Philadelphia, 83–81. The first round series is tied 2–2. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-4+2-5+2PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2016252081
PHI1622182783
Who led
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 39, 33, 38, 22, 20, 29, 42, 28PHI28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Derrick ColemanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 15, 9, 12, 20, 9, 13, 18, 14PHI14 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 33, 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27, 25BOS25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20BOS20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ SEA · R1 · G4

Seattle leads San Antonio wire to wire

Seattle was ahead at every break and won 91–79. Best quarter: the second, 33–18. Gary Payton led Seattle with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs SEA
G1 · @ SASSAS110–89G2 · @ SASSEA98–90G3 · @ SEASAS102–75G4 · @ SEASEA91–79Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = SEA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
5.9Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 5.9 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Gary Payton leads the day with 28

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.
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21, 20, 28SEA vs SAS · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 11 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 26, 7, 4, 13, 10, 14, 28SAS @ SEA · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 39, 33, 38, 22, 20, 29, 42, 28PHI vs BOS · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 33, 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27, 25BOS @ PHI · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 11, 12, 6, 7, 0, 5, 3, 23SEA vs SAS · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +20.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20BOS @ PHI · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST