FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 12, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 7 after the first quarter and won 100–88.

Final · R2 · G4
IND88
MIA100
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +7; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R2 · G4
MIN81
SAC87
Q1 SAC +6; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +6
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 12, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (NJN @ BOS), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · IND @ MIA

Miami pulls level with Indiana

Game 4 to Miami, 100–88. The conference semifinals series is tied 2–2. Lamar Odom led Miami with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists. Jermaine O'Neal scored 37 for Indiana in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-3+7+12MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND3323131988
MIA26272324100
Who led
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19, 16, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 7, 5, 14, 23, 14, 4, 12, 21MIA21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37IND37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28IND28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
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
20.1Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 37 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg47.3Today

47 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · MIN @ SAC · R2 · G4

Sacramento keeps Minnesota at arm's length

The Timberwolves never led at a quarter break. Sacramento won by 6. Chris Webber led Sacramento with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · MIN vs SAC
G1 · @ MINSAC104–98G2 · @ MINMIN94–89G3 · @ SACMIN114–113G4 · @ SACSAC87–81Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = SAC win.
Top performances

Jermaine O'Neal leads the day with 37

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.
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37IND @ MIA · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high37 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15, 21, 17, 28SAC vs MIN · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25, 20, 14, 28IND @ MIA · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19, 16, 22MIA vs IND · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 7, 5, 14, 23, 14, 4, 12, 21MIA vs IND · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 8, 5, 10, 21, 13, 11, 8, 20SAC vs MIN · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST