FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 25, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
MIN89
LAL100
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +11
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 25, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL vs SAS), 25 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · MIN @ LAL

Lakers beat Minnesota by 11, move within two of advancing

Game 3: 100–89. Series: 2–1. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 22 points, 17 rebounds and 4 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+7+9+5+11LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN1718302489
LAL24202630100
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22LAL22 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22LAL22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22MIN22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 11, 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16, 21MIN21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (28 games). Today: 21 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal 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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22LAL vs MIN · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22MIN @ LAL · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22LAL vs MIN · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 11, 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16, 21MIN @ LAL · L
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 4, 7, 15, 8, 5, 15, 7, 8, 18LAL vs MIN · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17, 18MIN @ LAL · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST