FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 21, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 7 after the first quarter and won 84–76.

Final · R1 · G2
PHX76
SAS84
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +8
Final · R1 · G2
BOS77
IND89
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +5; Q4 IND +12
Final · R1 · G2
UTA95
SAC108
Q1 SAC +3; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +18; Q4 SAC +13
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 · 2001–02Apr 21, 2002: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs POR), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHX @ SAS

San Antonio evens the series with Phoenix at 1–1

San Antonio won Game 2, 84–76, in the first round. Stephen Jackson led San Antonio with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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+8SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2318211476
SAS1631162184
Who led
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 22, 8, 10, 8, 12, 23, 23SAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 13, 25, 11, 18, 15, 21, 17, 22SAS22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32PHX32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 5, 10, 24, 10, 6, 2, 11, 17PHX17 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.8Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 9.8 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · BOS @ IND · R1 · G2

Indiana never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 89–77. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs IND
G1 · @ INDBOS103–100G2 · @ INDIND89–77Game by game through Apr 21, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Stephon Marbury leads the day with 32

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.
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 16, 20, 15, 23, 11, 2, 26, 32PHX @ SAS · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 26, 16, 15, 21, 18, 20, 17, 11, 16, 29SAC vs UTA · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 12, 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23IND vs BOS · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 20 REB · 0 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 6, 22, 8, 10, 8, 12, 23, 23SAS vs PHX · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 13, 25, 11, 18, 15, 21, 17, 22SAS vs PHX · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 15, 7, 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22, 19BOS @ IND · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST