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Friday, May 25, 2001Playoffs · 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 · Box score
Spurs72
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +22; Q4 LAL +39
On this day · 1999–00May 25, 2000: 1 game. Top scorer: Larry Johnson (Knicks-Pacers), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Spurs-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Tim Duncan goes for 13 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+10+22+39LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs212320872
Lakers34203225111
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48, 45, 28, 36LAL36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35LAL35 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16, 14, 7, 24SAS24 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 17SAS17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 72Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs212320872
Lakers34203225111
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 35 points and 17 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 111-72

David Robinson led San Antonio with 24 PTS, 12 REB 35 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST · 16-23 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the fourth 25-8, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +13+10+22+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 17 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 2 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.1Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 20.1 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 2 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 25, 22, 29, 27, 36, 48, 45, 28, 36Lakers-Spurs · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 32, 25, 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35Lakers-Spurs · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 11, 18, 19, 25, 16, 14, 7, 24Spurs-Lakers · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 16, 13, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 24, 17Spurs-Lakers · L
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 17, 11, 6, 12, 20, 13, 16, 13Lakers-Spurs · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 7, 19, 13, 4, 9, 11, 6, 8, 11, 11Lakers-Spurs · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST