FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 13, 2001Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 6 at halftime and won 119–113.

Final · R2 · G4
MIL78
CHH85
Q1 CHH +10; Q2 CHH +5; Q3 CHH +4; Q4 CHH +7
Final · R2 · G4
PHI84
TOR79
Q1 PHI +8; Q2 PHI +13; Q3 PHI +9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R2 · G4
LAL119
SAC113
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +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 · 1999–00May 13, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Rik Smits (IND @ PHI), 20 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · LAL @ SAC

Kobe Bryant scores 48 as Lakers beat Sacramento

Lakers won 119–113. Kobe Bryant: 48 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists. Lakers win the conference semifinals series 4–0.

Game flow · LAL 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+5-6-4+6LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL27262739119
SAC22372529113
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48LAL48 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25LAL25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20, 20, 14, 26SAC26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 2, 6, 0, 3, 4, 0, 12, 10, 9, 22SAC22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 31 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg4.5Last 2 playoff games

4.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.1Reg. season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 24.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · PHI @ TOR · R2 · G4

Philadelphia leads Toronto wire to wire

Philadelphia was ahead at every break and won 84–79. Best quarter: the first, 26–18. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs TOR
G1 · @ PHITOR96–93G2 · @ PHIPHI97–92G3 · @ TORTOR102–78G4 · @ TORPHI84–79Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 48

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48LAL @ SAC · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · +20.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
48 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Jamal MashburnPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 21, 28, 22, 21, 23, 19, 36, 31CHH vs MIL · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 16, 45, 32, 33, 36, 54, 23, 30PHI @ TOR · W
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 31, 11, 13, 22, 21, 37, 20, 20, 14, 26SAC vs LAL · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 34, 13, 22, 20, 32, 27, 35, 28, 50, 25TOR vs PHI · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25LAL @ SAC · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST