FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 26, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAC by 20 after the first quarter and won 100–99.

Final · CF · G4
SAC99
LAL100
Q1 LAL -20; Q2 LAL -14; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +1
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 26, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Sam Cassell (MIL vs PHI), 24 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · SAC @ LAL

Lakers win Game 4 over Sacramento, 100–99

Conference finals series: Lakers 2, Sacramento 2. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 27 points, 18 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 comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20-14-7+1LAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC4025151999
LAL20312227100
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27LAL27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25LAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 19, 8, 18, 12, 15, 11, 23SAC23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 22, 29, 24, 23, 19, 20, 24, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 24.6 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 27

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27LAL vs SAC · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25LAL vs SAC · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 9, 18, 15, 19, 8, 18, 12, 15, 11, 23SAC @ LAL · L
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 22, 29, 24, 23, 19, 20, 24, 21SAC @ LAL · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 22, 31, 30, 23, 28, 21, 26, 20SAC @ LAL · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Robert HorryPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 7, 9, 13, 8, 18, 8, 8, 18LAL vs SAC · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST