FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 9, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
NJN97
CHH115
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +6; Q3 CHH +15; Q4 CHH +18
Final · R2 · G3
SAC125
DAL119
Q1 SAC +13; Q2 SAC 0; Q3 SAC 0; Q4 SAC +6
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 9, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs TOR), 54 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · SAC @ DAL

Chris Webber scores 31 as Sacramento wins in Dallas

Final: 125–119. Chris Webber made 15 of 26 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Sacramento 2, Dallas 1. Michael Finley scored 37 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1300+6SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC38282534125
DAL25412528119
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22, 31SAC31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 15, 20, 5, 26, 5, 11, 22, 29SAC29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28, 30, 21, 11, 37DAL37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 8, 7, 10, 14, 6, 3, 14, 24DAL24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NJN @ CHH · R2 · G3

Charlotte leads New Jersey wire to wire

Charlotte was ahead at every break and won 115–97. Best quarter: the third, 33–24. Baron Davis led Charlotte with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs CHH
G1 · @ NJNNJN99–93G2 · @ NJNNJN102–88G3 · @ CHHCHH115–97Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = CHH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 9 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 12 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 37

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.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 35, 10, 16, 28, 30, 21, 11, 37DAL vs SAC · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 19, 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22, 31SAC @ DAL · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 15, 20, 5, 26, 5, 11, 22, 29SAC @ DAL · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23, 21, 26CHH vs NJN · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Raef LaFrentzPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 8, 7, 10, 14, 6, 3, 14, 24DAL vs SAC · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
David WesleyPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 13, 8, 24, 12, 18, 13, 17, 22CHH vs NJN · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 6 AST