FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 9 after three quarters and won 93–88.

Final · R1 · G5
MIL82
NJN89
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN 0; Q4 NJN +7
Final · R1 · G5
PHX82
SAS94
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +12
Final · OT · R1 · G5
BOS88
IND93
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -9; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +5
Final · R1 · G5
LAL120
MIN90
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +30
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 29, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (SAC @ UTA), 30 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · BOS @ IND

Indiana stays alive against Boston

A 93–88 win in Game 5 cuts the first round deficit to 3–2. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-2-90+5IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS24262117088
IND22261426593
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26, 13, 20, 9, 26IND26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25, 19IND19 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22, 19, 17, 17, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 3, 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MIL @ NJN · R1 · G5

New Jersey handles Milwaukee by 7

The Nets won the fourth quarter 28–21. Final: 89–82. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs NJN
G1 · @ NJNNJN109–96G2 · @ NJNMIL88–85G3 · @ MILNJN103–101G4 · @ MILMIL119–114G5 · @ NJNNJN89–82Game by game through Apr 29, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32LAL @ MIN · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 9, 7, 13, 11, 15, 10, 27SAS vs PHX · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27LAL @ MIN · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26, 13, 20, 9, 26IND vs BOS · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28, 25MIN vs LAL · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 5, 5, 6, 17, 8, 23, 5, 24LAL @ MIN · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST