FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 21, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 1 after the first quarter and won 97–88.

Final · CF · G1
LAL97
MIN88
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +11; Q4 LAL +9
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 21, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs DAL), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · LAL @ MIN

Lakers take Game 1, lead Minnesota 1–0

97–88 in Minnesota. The conference finals series continues. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 27 points, 18 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+11+9LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2323321997
MIN2420232188
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27LAL27 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23LAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23MIN23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16MIN16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (43 games). Line: 10 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27LAL @ MIN · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 18 REB · 5 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23MIN vs LAL · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23LAL @ MIN · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 18, 30, 18, 10, 13, 13, 9, 7, 8, 17LAL @ MIN · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16MIN vs LAL · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 40, 19, 9, 15, 3, 16, 23, 16MIN vs LAL · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST