FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
MIA80
IND91
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G2
SAC89
MIN94
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +5
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 8, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (DAL vs SAC), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAC @ MIN

Minnesota evens the series with Sacramento at 1–1

Minnesota won Game 2, 94–89, in the conference semifinals. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+3+5MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1227311989
MIN1732242194
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28MIN28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26SAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15, 21SAC21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIA @ IND · R2 · G2

Indiana controls Miami start to finish

Indiana won 91–80, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs IND
G1 · @ INDIND94–81G2 · @ INDIND91–80Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 0 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 28

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.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28MIN vs SAC · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26SAC @ MIN · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15, 21SAC @ MIN · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25, 20IND vs MIA · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19MIA @ IND · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40, 19MIN vs SAC · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST