FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 2, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 3 after three quarters and won 88–78.

Final · R1 · G6
MIA83
NOH89
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +6
Final · R2 · G1
LAL78
SAS88
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +10
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 · 2002–03May 2, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI @ NOH), 45 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · LAL @ SAS

Tim Duncan posts 30 and 11 as San Antonio beats Lakers

30 points and 11 rebounds in an 88–78 win. Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 1, Lakers 0.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+8-3+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1419321378
SAS2120212688
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30SAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20SAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31LAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19LAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIA @ NOH · R1 · G6

New Orleans leads Miami wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 89–83. Best quarter: the third, 26–22. P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NOH
G1 · @ MIAMIA81–79G2 · @ MIAMIA93–63G3 · @ NOHNOH77–71G4 · @ NOHNOH96–85G5 · @ MIAMIA87–83G6 · @ NOHNOH89–83Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = NOH win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Reg. season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 35.0 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

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: 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31LAL @ SAS · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30SAS vs LAL · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27MIA @ NOH · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25, 23MIA @ NOH · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20SAS vs LAL · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19LAL @ SAS · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST