FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 5, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
LAL85
SAS95
Q1 SAS +16; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +5; 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 5, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · LAL @ SAS

Tony Parker scores 30 in San Antonio win over Lakers

Final: 95–85. Tony Parker added 2 rebounds and 5 assists. Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 2, Lakers 0.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+16+5+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL1728231785
SAS3328122295
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20, 30SAS30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24SAS24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32LAL32 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15LAL15 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 32

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32LAL @ SAS · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20, 30SAS vs LAL · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24SAS vs LAL · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15LAL @ SAS · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15SAS vs LAL · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 4, 7, 17, 18, 30, 18, 10, 13LAL @ SAS · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST