FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 27, 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 · G4
SAS82
LAL111
Q1 LAL +10; Q2 LAL +23; Q3 LAL +20; Q4 LAL +29
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 27, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Latrell Sprewell (NYK vs IND), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · SAS @ LAL

Lakers close out San Antonio in four

Lakers won Game 4, 111–82, to take the conference finals series 4–0. Derek Fisher led Lakers with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+23+20+29LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2318251682
LAL33312225111
Who led
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 11, 6, 12, 20, 13, 16, 13, 28LAL28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35, 26LAL26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32, 28, 40, 9, 15SAS15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 17, 15SAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 15 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Cooling off
−12.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Top performances

Derek Fisher leads the day with 28

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.
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 11, 6, 12, 20, 13, 16, 13, 28LAL vs SAS · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high28 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35, 26LAL vs SAS · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48, 45, 28, 36, 24LAL vs SAS · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 25, 18, 29, 32, 28, 40, 9, 15SAS @ LAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 17, 15SAS @ LAL · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Avery JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 5, 2, 6, 7, 10, 6, 0, 5, 14SAS @ LAL · L
5.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST