FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 93–87.

Final · R2 · G5
BOS90
DET81
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R2 · G5
SAS87
LAL93
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
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 14, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ SAS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · SAS @ LAL

Lakers finish off San Antonio, win the series 4–1

93–87 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 8 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+1+6LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2223162687
LAL1524233193
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26LAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21LAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34SAS34 PTS · 25 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 15, 10, 13, 5, 14, 2, 8, 15SAS15 PTS · 1 REB · 0 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
9.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 14 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · BOS @ DET · R2 · G5

Boston wins Game 5 over Detroit, 90–81

Conference semifinals series: Boston 4, Detroit 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET96–84G2 · @ DETBOS85–77G3 · @ BOSBOS66–64G4 · @ BOSBOS90–79G5 · @ DETBOS90–81Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

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: 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34SAS @ LAL · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 25 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26LAL vs SAS · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 21, 20, 14, 5, 5, 4, 4, 22DET vs BOS · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21LAL vs SAS · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18BOS @ DET · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 13, 16, 2, 8, 10, 8, 17LAL vs SAS · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST