FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 10, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 4 after the first quarter and won 99–89.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pistons64
Celtics66
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 Celtics 0; Q4 BOS +2
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Lakers99
Spurs89
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2000–01May 10, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Jamal Mashburn (Hornets-Bucks), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Lakers-Spurs

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Tim Duncan goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+1+3+10LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2429212599
Spurs2824191889
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31LAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22LAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28SAS28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24SAS24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 188, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 89
188
Pistons-CelticsPistons 64, Celtics 66
130
BOS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Pistons-CelticsPistons 64, Celtics 66
+2 BOS
Lakers-SpursLakers 99, Spurs 89
+10 LAL
Parker shot 9-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ParkerSAS · 24 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST
50% (10-20)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
48% (15-31)
Kenny AndersonBOS · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
47% (7-15)
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 64Celtics 66
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1716151664
Celtics1720111866
The story
Paul Pierce had 19 points as Boston beat Detroit 66-64

Jerry Stackhouse led Detroit with 19 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-23 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 20-16, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0+40+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace led the game in fantasy with 47.2 FPTS (21 REB, 12 PTS)

Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 99Spurs 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2429212599
Spurs2824191889
The story
Shaquille O'Neal's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 99-89

For San Antonio, Tony Parker had 24 PTS, 5 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 25-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4+1+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 17 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg14.5Last 2 playoff games

14.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 0 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Celtics · R2 · G3

Boston beats Detroit by 2, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 66–64. Series: 2–1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 19 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Celtics
G1 · @ DETDET96–84G2 · @ DETBOS85–77G3 · @ BOSBOS66–64
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31Lakers-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28Spurs-Lakers · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24Spurs-Lakers · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22Lakers-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19Celtics-Pistons · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26, 25, 19Pistons-Celtics · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST