FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 27, 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 92–85.

Final · CF · G4
MIN85
LAL92
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +7
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 27, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Finley (DAL @ SAS), 31 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · MIN @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Minnesota

Final: 92–85. Kobe Bryant added 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Conference finals series: Lakers 3, Minnesota 1.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-1+5+15+7LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIN2416202585
LAL2322301792
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31LAL31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19LAL19 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28MIN28 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16, 21, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (28 games). Today: 19 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−24.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.1Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 35.1 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

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: 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31LAL vs MIN · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28MIN @ LAL · L
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 13 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19LAL vs MIN · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16, 21, 19MIN @ LAL · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 8, 4, 8, 9, 14, 4, 6, 15LAL vs MIN · W
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 10, 13, 13, 9, 7, 8, 17, 5, 11, 12LAL vs MIN · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST