FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 10, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–89.

Final · R2 · G3
DET64
BOS66
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · R2 · G3
LAL99
SAS89
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +10
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 10, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (CHH vs MIL), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ SAS

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Final: 99–89. Kobe Bryant added 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 2, San Antonio 1.

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 Q3Final0-4+1+3+10LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2429212599
SAS2824191889
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31LAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22LAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28SAS28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24SAS24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg14.5Last 2 playoff games

14.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · DET @ BOS · R2 · G3

Boston beats Detroit by 2, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 66–64. Series: 2–1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs BOS
G1 · @ DETDET96–84G2 · @ DETBOS85–77G3 · @ BOSBOS66–64Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

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: 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31LAL @ SAS · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28SAS vs LAL · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24SAS vs LAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22LAL @ SAS · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19BOS vs DET · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26, 25, 19DET @ BOS · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST