FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · R2 · G3
IND87
MIA94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · OT · R2 · G3
MIN114
SAC113
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 MIN 0; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +1
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 10, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (DAL @ SAC), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · IND @ MIA

Miami gets one back against Indiana

Game 3: 94–87. Indiana leads the conference semifinals series 2–1. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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 Q3Final0-6+4+4+7MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND2015252787
MIA1425253094
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25MIA25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19, 16MIA16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29IND29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 5, 5, 15, 7, 6, 17, 1, 16IND16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · MIN @ SAC · R2 · G3

Minnesota takes Game 3, leads Sacramento 2–1

114–113 in Sacramento. The conference semifinals series continues. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs SAC
G1 · @ MINSAC104–98G2 · @ MINMIN94–89G3 · @ SACMIN114–113Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 30

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: 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30MIN @ SAC · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29SAC vs MIN · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29IND @ MIA · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25MIN @ SAC · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25MIA vs IND · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 21, 13, 5, 13, 13, 13, 15, 24SAC vs MIN · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST