FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
NJN94
BOS76
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +18
Final · R2 · G3
SAS95
LAL110
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
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 9, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL vs SAC), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · SAS @ LAL

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Lakers won 110–95. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, San Antonio 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+12+14+14+15LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1719312895
LAL29213129110
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39LAL39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21LAL21 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28SAS28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 11, 15, 10, 27, 7, 4, 0, 15SAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NJN @ BOS · R2 · G3

New Jersey never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–76. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs BOS
G1 · @ NJNNJN97–93G2 · @ NJNNJN104–95G3 · @ BOSNJN94–76Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.1Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (24 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

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: 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39LAL vs SAS · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28SAS @ LAL · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25NJN @ BOS · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23BOS vs NJN · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21LAL vs SAS · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25, 20NJN @ BOS · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST