FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 28, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed LAL by 6 after the first quarter and won 92–91.

Final · CF · G5
LAL91
SAC92
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC -1; Q4 SAC +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 28, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ MIL), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · LAL @ SAC

Sacramento takes Game 5, leads Lakers 3–2

92–91 in Sacramento. The conference finals series continues. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-6+5-1+1SAC AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL3313281791
SAC2724221992
Who led
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 31, 30, 23, 28, 21, 26, 20, 29SAC29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 29, 24, 23, 19, 20, 24, 21, 23SAC23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30LAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 43 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 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg44.2Today

44 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 4 points, 11 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: 20, 26, 31, 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30LAL @ SAC · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 31, 30, 23, 28, 21, 26, 20, 29SAC vs LAL · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 22, 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28LAL @ SAC · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 29, 24, 23, 19, 20, 24, 21, 23SAC vs LAL · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 2, 8, 10, 8, 17, 9, 10, 4, 4, 16LAL @ SAC · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 19, 8, 18, 12, 15, 11, 23, 13SAC vs LAL · W
13.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST