FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 22, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed MEM by 7 at halftime and won 95–93.

Final · R1 · G3
NJN81
NYK78
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN +10; Q4 NJN +3
Final · R1 · G3
SAS95
MEM93
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -7; Q3 SAS 0; 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 · 2002–03Apr 22, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Troy Hudson (MIN vs LAL), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · SAS @ MEM

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Memphis, 95–93

First round series: San Antonio 3, Memphis 0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 13 rebounds and 3 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+1-70+2SAS AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2921242195
MEM2829171993
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22SAS22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 29, 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18SAS18 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 16, 10, 15, 10, 16, 14, 20, 18MEM18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 5, 8, 9, 14, 15, 10, 4, 16MEM16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NJN @ NYK · R1 · G3

New Jersey holds off New York, 81–78

New Jersey led 65–55 after three and held on to win by three. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 19 points, 15 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · NJN vs NYK
G1 · @ NJNNJN107–83G2 · @ NJNNJN99–81G3 · @ NYKNJN81–78Game by game through Apr 22, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 18 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 22

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: 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22SAS @ MEM · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 6, 14, 15, 11, 8, 16, 22, 19NJN @ NYK · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 9, 8, 5, 15, 9, 14, 15, 19NJN @ NYK · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Stephon MarburyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 20, 10, 20, 4, 2, 27, 13, 23, 18NYK vs NJN · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Anfernee HardawayPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 14, 9, 3, 21, 10, 18, 13, 18NYK vs NJN · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 16, 10, 15, 10, 16, 14, 20, 18MEM vs SAS · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST