FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 15, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–83.

Final · R2 · G5
MIA83
IND94
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G6
SAS76
LAL88
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +12
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 15, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ LAL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · MIA @ IND

Indiana wins Game 5 over Miami, 94–83

Conference semifinals series: Indiana 3, Miami 2. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+5+18+11IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2118162883
IND1925292194
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 7, 2, 7, 0, 3, 1, 20IND20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25, 20, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 25, 23, 8, 4, 9, 12, 11, 15MIA15 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Reg. season avg28.6Today

29 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · SAS @ LAL · R2 · G6

Lakers close out San Antonio in six

Lakers won Game 6, 88–76, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAL
G1 · @ SASSAS88–78G2 · @ SASSAS95–85G3 · @ LALLAL105–81G4 · @ LALLAL98–90G5 · @ SASLAL74–73G6 · @ LALLAL88–76Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 26

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: 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26LAL vs SAS · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22IND vs MIA · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 7, 2, 7, 0, 3, 1, 20IND vs MIA · W
5.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19, 21, 20SAS @ LAL · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17LAL vs SAS · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25, 20, 16MIA @ IND · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST