FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 13 after the first quarter and won 141–137.

Final · R2 · G3
DET83
PHI93
Q1 PHI +4; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +17; Q4 PHI +10
Final · 2OT · R2 · G3
DAL141
SAC137
Q1 DAL -13; Q2 DAL -2; Q3 DAL -9; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL 0; OT2 DAL +4
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 10, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · DAL @ SAC

Nick Van Exel scores 40 as Dallas beats Sacramento

Dallas won 141–137. Nick Van Exel: 40 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 2, Sacramento 1. Peja Stojakovic scored 39 for Sacramento in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-13-2-900+4DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
DAL233920311216141
SAC362827221212137
Who led
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40DAL40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31DAL31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39SAC39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 15, 6, 6, 16, 14, 2, 20SAC20 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+19.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg32.0Last 3 playoff games

32.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 40 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Reg. season avg56.3Today

56 minutes today, against 34.1 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 39 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · DET @ PHI · R2 · G3

Philadelphia stays alive against Detroit

A 93–83 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs PHI
G1 · @ DETDET98–87G2 · @ DETDET104–97G3 · @ PHIPHI93–83Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Nick Van Exel leads the day with 40

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.
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40DAL @ SAC · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +21.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high40 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39SAC vs DAL · L
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high39 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31DAL @ SAC · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 46, 25, 42, 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25DAL @ SAC · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 20 REB · 2 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 35, 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27, 31, 25PHI vs DET · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25, 23, 24DET @ PHI · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST