FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 18, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
LAL106
SAC99
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +7
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 18, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Vince Carter (TOR vs PHI), 39 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · LAL @ SAC

Kobe Bryant scores 30 as Lakers win in Sacramento

Final: 106–99. Kobe Bryant made 12 of 26 shots from the field. Conference finals series: Lakers 1, Sacramento 0.

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+14+13+13+7LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL36222424106
SAC2223243099
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30LAL30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26LAL26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22, 31, 30, 23, 28SAC28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 7, 12, 8, 7, 26, 15, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.1Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 4 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30LAL @ SAC · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 18, 23, 20, 22, 31, 30, 23, 28SAC vs LAL · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26LAL @ SAC · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Bobby JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 4, 7, 12, 8, 7, 26, 15, 21SAC vs LAL · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 26, 5, 11, 22, 29, 24, 23, 19SAC vs LAL · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 4, 7, 8, 8, 7, 9, 13, 8, 18LAL @ SAC · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST