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INSIDE the playoffs.(NBA)(Brief Article)
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.514 Jason Williams' first-round shooting percentage, considerably higher than Chris Webber's (.354).
7 Years since a team, the Sonics, came back from a 2-0 deficit to win a five-game series before the Mavs did it vs. the Jazz.
8 Points scored by John Stockton in the final two games of Jazz's first-round loss to the Mavericks.
123 Field-goal attempts by Orlando's Tracy McGrady vs. the Bucks, setting a record for a four-game series.
PLAYER to WATCH
The Raptors and 76ers have been built in much the same way. Each team ask its star shooting guard--Allen Iverson or Vince Carter--to fire away while surrounding him with big bodies to pick up the garbage. The difference in the teams might be in the middle, where Raptors C Antonio Davis is a more reliable second offensive option than 76ers C Dikembe Mutombo. Davis averaged 15.8 points and 12 rebounds in the first round against the Knicks. He even shot 50.8 percent, up from 43.3 percent during the season. If the Raptors are to pull off an upset, it'll ...