FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 19, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
LAL104
SAS90
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +14
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 19, 2000: 2 games. Top scorer: Reggie Miller (IND @ PHI), 25 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · LAL @ SAS

Kobe Bryant scores 45 as Lakers win in San Antonio

Final: 104–90. Kobe Bryant made 19 of 35 shots from the field. Conference finals series: Lakers 1, San Antonio 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+9+14+14LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL24272924104
SAS1725242490
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48, 45LAL45 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28LAL28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32, 28SAS28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20SAS20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.5Reg. season avg43.0Last 3 playoff games

43.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 45 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg16.1Last 3 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg40.0Today

40 minutes today, against 26.1 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

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: 25, 26, 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48, 45LAL @ SAS · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 18, 15, 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32, 28SAS vs LAL · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 33, 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28LAL @ SAS · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20SAS vs LAL · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16, 14SAS vs LAL · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 21, 9, 17, 11, 6, 12, 20, 13LAL @ SAS · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST