FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 16, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed MIN by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–87.

Final · R2 · G6
MIN87
SAC104
Q1 SAC -6; Q2 SAC +13; Q3 SAC +15; Q4 SAC +17
Final · R2 · G6
DET81
NJN75
Q1 DET -2; Q2 DET +14; Q3 DET +3; Q4 DET +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 16, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (PHI vs DET), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · MIN @ SAC

Sacramento evens the series with Minnesota at 3–3

Sacramento won Game 6, 104–87, in the conference semifinals. Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SAC 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 Q3Final0-6+13+15+17SAC AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN3014192487
SAC24332126104
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29, 8, 12, 22SAC22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Brad MillerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 10, 21, 13, 11, 8, 20, 0, 17SAC17 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27MIN27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19MIN19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Second story · DET @ NJN · R2 · G6

Detroit beats New Jersey, 81–75

Detroit led 60–57 after three and won by 6. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs NJN
G1 · @ DETDET78–56G2 · @ DETDET95–80G3 · @ NJNNJN82–64G4 · @ NJNNJN94–79G5 · @ DETNJN127–120G6 · @ NJNDET81–75Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg16.1Last 3 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 5 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg36.4Today

36 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 27

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27MIN @ SAC · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30, 11, 24DET @ NJN · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31, 23NJN vs DET · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29, 8, 12, 22SAC vs MIN · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19MIN @ SAC · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22, 19NJN vs DET · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST