FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 3, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
PHI87
BOS120
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +10; Q4 BOS +33
Final · R1 · G5
SEA78
SAS101
Q1 SAS +17; Q2 SAS +29; Q3 SAS +23; Q4 SAS +23
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 · 2000–01May 3, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL @ UTA), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · SEA @ SAS

San Antonio wins Game 5 over Seattle, 101–78

First round series: San Antonio 3, Seattle 2. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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+17+29+23+23SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1016322078
SAS27282620101
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23SAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 26, 7, 4, 13, 10, 14, 28, 18SAS18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21, 20, 28, 23SEA23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 12, 10, 8, 9, 7, 3, 12SEA12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · PHI @ BOS · R1 · G5

Boston never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 120–87. Paul Pierce led Boston with 46 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS92–82G2 · @ BOSBOS93–85G3 · @ PHIPHI108–103G4 · @ PHIPHI83–81G5 · @ BOSBOS120–87Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 46

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46BOS vs PHI · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
46 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 33, 38, 22, 20, 29, 42, 28, 31PHI @ BOS · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27, 25, 26BOS vs PHI · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21, 20, 28, 23SEA @ SAS · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23SAS vs SEA · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 26, 7, 4, 13, 10, 14, 28, 18SAS vs SEA · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST