FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 25, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 5 at halftime and won 102–95.

Final · CF · G4
SAS102
DAL95
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +7
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 25, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (BOS vs NJN), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · SAS @ DAL

San Antonio goes up 3–1 on Dallas

Game 4 went to the Spurs, 102–95. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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+7+7SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS21263025102
DAL2428182595
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29, 25SAS25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21SAS21 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 16, 16, 21, 18, 26, 29, 11, 25DAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 6, 25, 15, 18, 22, 12, 10, 25DAL25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 25 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.2Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.2 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.8Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 27.8 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 22 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 25

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.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 16, 16, 21, 18, 26, 29, 11, 25DAL vs SAS · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29, 25SAS @ DAL · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 6, 25, 15, 18, 22, 12, 10, 25DAL vs SAS · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 36, 40, 5, 18, 35, 23, 14, 13, 16, 22DAL vs SAS · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21SAS @ DAL · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 8, 13, 7, 10, 12, 7, 2, 21SAS @ DAL · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST