FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–93.

Final · R2 · G5
SAC93
DAL112
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +19
Final · R2 · G5
LAL94
SAS96
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +2
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 13, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ SAC), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · SAC @ DAL

Dallas takes Game 5, leads Sacramento 3–2

112–93 in Dallas. The conference semifinals series continues. Steve Nash led Dallas with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7+12+19DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC3328102293
DAL24302929112
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25DAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18DAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 4, 2, 13, 6, 18, 13, 21SAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19SAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAL @ SAS · R2 · G5

San Antonio leads Lakers wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 96–94. Best quarter: the first, 29–18. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95G3 · @ LALLAL110–95G4 · @ LALLAL99–95G5 · @ SASSAS96–94Game by game through May 13, 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
12.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg27.2Today

27 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

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: 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39, 35, 36LAL @ SAS · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27SAS vs LAL · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25DAL vs SAC · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 4, 2, 13, 6, 18, 13, 21SAC @ DAL · L
8.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21SAS vs LAL · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29, 20LAL @ SAS · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST