FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 11, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · R2 · G4
DET79
NJN94
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +15
Final · R2 · G4
SAS90
LAL98
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +8
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 11, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs DET), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · SAS @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 42 as Lakers beat San Antonio

Lakers won 98–90. Kobe Bryant: 42 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 2, San Antonio 2.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+5+8LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2726162190
LAL2122312498
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42LAL42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28LAL28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21SAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19SAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · DET @ NJN · R2 · G4

New Jersey never trails at a break against Detroit

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–79. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs NJN
G1 · @ DETDET78–56G2 · @ DETDET95–80G3 · @ NJNNJN82–64G4 · @ NJNNJN94–79Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.5Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 28 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

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: 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42LAL vs SAS · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 17, 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30DET @ NJN · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28LAL vs SAS · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 14, 15, 19, 20, 9, 8, 5, 22NJN vs DET · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21SAS @ LAL · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19SAS @ LAL · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST