FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 13, 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 · G5
LAL74
SAS73
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +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 13, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · LAL @ SAS

Lakers go up 3–2 on San Antonio

Game 5 went to the Lakers, 74–73. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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+7+9+1LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2418201274
SAS1817182073
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22LAL22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Devean GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 8, 7, 8, 3, 5, 1, 16LAL16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19, 21SAS21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20, 30, 8, 18, 15SAS15 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 22 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.2 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Reg. season avg23.8Today

24 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 22

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: 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22LAL @ SAS · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19, 21SAS vs LAL · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Devean GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 2, 8, 7, 8, 3, 5, 1, 16LAL @ SAS · W
5.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20, 30, 8, 18, 15SAS vs LAL · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11LAL @ SAS · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 3, 0, 0, 1, 8, 1, 16, 0, 11SAS vs LAL · L
4.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST