FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–85.

Final · R1 · G6
IND90
BOS110
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G6
NJN113
MIL101
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +12
Final · R1 · G6
SAS87
PHX85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · R1 · G6
MIN85
LAL101
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +16
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 · 2001–02May 1, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (SEA vs SAS), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · MIN @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Minnesota

Final: 101–85. Kobe Bryant added 2 rebounds and 8 assists. Lakers win the first round series 4–2.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+6+16LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN3013202285
LAL25222232101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31LAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24LAL24 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28, 25, 18MIN18 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27, 28, 14, 18MIN18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ PHX · R1 · G6

San Antonio closes out Phoenix in six

San Antonio won Game 6, 87–85, to take the first round series 4–2. Stephen Jackson led San Antonio with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs PHX
G1 · @ SASPHX96–95G2 · @ SASSAS84–76G3 · @ PHXSAS99–86G4 · @ PHXPHX86–84G5 · @ SASSAS94–82G6 · @ PHXSAS87–85Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

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: 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31LAL vs MIN · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29NJN @ MIL · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27BOS vs IND · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25, 19, 25IND @ BOS · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24LAL vs MIN · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 13, 2, 24, 6, 18, 17, 22, 24PHX vs SAS · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST