FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · R2 · G6
SAS110
LAL82
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +28
Final · R2 · G6
DAL109
SAC115
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +6
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 15, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (NJN vs CHH), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · DAL @ SAC

Sacramento evens the series with Dallas at 3–3

Sacramento won Game 6, 115–109, in the conference semifinals. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist. Nick Van Exel scored 35 for Dallas in the loss.

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+2+6SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL24283522109
SAC21363226115
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19, 24SAC24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 6, 16, 14, 2, 20, 16, 5, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35DAL35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21DAL21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAL · R2 · G6

San Antonio keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 28. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAL
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95G3 · @ LALLAL110–95G4 · @ LALLAL99–95G5 · @ SASSAS96–94G6 · @ LALSAS110–82Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.3Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 37

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37SAS @ LAL · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35DAL @ SAC · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29, 20, 31LAL vs SAS · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27SAS @ LAL · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19, 24SAC vs DAL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21DAL @ SAC · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST