FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL88
NJN85
Q1 MIL 0; Q2 MIL 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +3
Final · R1 · G2
LAL91
MIN119
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +28
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 22, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs SEA), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · MIL @ NJN

Milwaukee pulls level with New Jersey

Game 2 to Milwaukee, 88–85. The first round series is tied 1–1. Gary Payton led Milwaukee with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000+2+3MIL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIL2623221788
NJN2623201685
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 24, 21, 24, 12, 11, 8, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21MIL21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22NJN22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17NJN17 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · LAL @ MIN · R1 · G2

Minnesota controls Lakers start to finish

Minnesota won 119–91, leading by as many as 28 at a break. Troy Hudson led Minnesota with 37 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs MIN
G1 · @ MINLAL117–98G2 · @ MINMIN119–91Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg27.0Last 2 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 37 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Troy Hudson leads the day with 37

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.
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37MIN vs LAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35MIN vs LAL · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27LAL @ MIN · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27LAL @ MIN · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22NJN vs MIL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 24, 21, 24, 12, 11, 8, 22MIL @ NJN · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST