FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 28, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed UTA by 8 after the first quarter and won 99–82.

Final · R1 · G4
PHI96
NOH87
Q1 PHI +5; Q2 PHI +7; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +9
Final · R1 · G4
SAC99
UTA82
Q1 SAC -8; Q2 SAC -4; Q3 SAC +14; Q4 SAC +17
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 · 2001–02Apr 28, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs BOS), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · SAC @ UTA

Sacramento rallies from 8 down to beat Utah

Trailing by 8 after one, Sacramento outscored the Jazz 79–54 the rest of the way. Final: 99–82. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SAC 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+14+17SAC AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC2017362699
UTA2813182382
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27SAC27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26SAC26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 23, 20, 8, 25, 15, 20, 24UTA24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 15, 12, 15, 15, 14, 11, 18UTA18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · PHI @ NOH · R1 · G4

Philadelphia leads New Orleans wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 96–87. Best quarter: the second, 27–25. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs NOH
G1 · @ PHIPHI98–90G2 · @ PHIPHI90–85G3 · @ NOHNOH99–85G4 · @ NOHPHI96–87Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.1 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.1 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.5Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Baron Davis leads the day with 34

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.
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 18, 19, 16, 19, 21, 10, 28, 34NOH vs PHI · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high34 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27SAC @ UTA · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 20, 24, 29, 15, 27, 8, 24, 26SAC @ UTA · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 10, 23, 20, 8, 25, 15, 20, 24UTA vs SAC · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 25, 20, 30, 42, 35, 55, 29, 28, 22PHI @ NOH · W
33.5 PPG playoffs to date · −15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Matt HarpringPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 23, 15, 12, 15, 15, 14, 11, 18UTA vs SAC · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST