FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 19, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 2 at halftime and won 98–84.

Final · R1 · G2
MEM70
SAS87
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +17
Final · R1 · G2
HOU84
LAL98
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +14
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 · 2002–03Apr 19, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs POR), 46 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · HOU @ LAL

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 in Lakers win over Houston

Lakers won 98–84. First round series: Lakers 2, Houston 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2+10+14LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2224182084
LAL2321302498
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36LAL36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 11, 12, 13, 10, 4, 7, 17LAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 15, 12, 12, 15, 20, 12, 10, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19HOU19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MEM @ SAS · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–70. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS98–74G2 · @ SASSAS87–70Game by game through Apr 19, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 4.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.5Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 7 points in 33 minutes.

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: 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36LAL vs HOU · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 29, 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27SAS vs MEM · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23SAS vs MEM · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 15, 12, 12, 15, 20, 12, 10, 21HOU @ LAL · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 23, 16, 10, 15, 10, 16, 14, 20MEM @ SAS · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19HOU @ LAL · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST