FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 12, 2002Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 8 after three quarters and won 87–85.

Final · R2 · G4
NJN89
CHH79
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 NJN 0; Q4 NJN +10
Final · R2 · G4
DET79
BOS90
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +11
Final · R2 · G4
LAL87
SAS85
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +2
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 12, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs SAS), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · LAL @ SAS

Lakers take Game 4, lead San Antonio 3–1

87–85 in San Antonio. The conference semifinals series continues. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 28 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-8+2LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2517252087
SAS2521291085
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22LAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30SAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.8Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.8 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg1.7Last 3 playoff games

1.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (29 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · NJN @ CHH · R2 · G4

New Jersey goes up 3–1 on Charlotte

Game 4 went to the Nets, 89–79. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs CHH
G1 · @ NJNNJN99–93G2 · @ NJNNJN102–88G3 · @ CHHCHH115–97G4 · @ CHHNJN89–79Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 30

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30SAS vs LAL · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30BOS vs DET · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28LAL @ SAS · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25BOS vs DET · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24NJN @ CHH · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30, 13, 7, 24DET @ BOS · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST