FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 93–87.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Celtics90
Pistons81
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS -1; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Spurs87
Lakers93
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2000–01May 14, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 42 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Spurs-Lakers

Lakers finish off San Antonio, win the series 4–1

Tim Duncan goes for 34 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-6+1+6LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2223162687
Lakers1524233193
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26LAL26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21LAL21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34SAS34 PTS · 25 REB · 4 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 15, 10, 13, 5, 14, 2, 8, 15SAS15 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 180, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 93
180
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 90, Pistons 81
171
LAL won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 87, Lakers 93
+6 LAL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 90, Pistons 81
+9 BOS
LAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 87, Lakers 93
7 pts
Celtics-PistonsBOS won · Celtics 90, Pistons 81
1 pt
Fox shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FoxLAL · 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
DanielsSAS · 15 PTS, 1 REB
60% (6-10)
CurryDET · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
KobeLAL · 26 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
DuncanSAS · 34 PTS, 25 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
48% (11-23)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 87Lakers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2223162687
Lakers1524233193
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 21 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 93-87

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Lakers took the third 23-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7−6+1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 90Pistons 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2420202690
Pistons2124102681
The story
Antoine Walker's 16 points and 13 rebounds carried Boston past Detroit, 90-81

For Detroit, Chucky Atkins had 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 16 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST · 5-15 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 20-10.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +3−1+9+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 14 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Pistons · R2 · G5

Boston wins Game 5 over Detroit, 90–81

Conference semifinals series: Boston 4, Detroit 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET96–84G2 · @ DETBOS85–77G3 · @ BOSBOS66–64G4 · @ BOSBOS90–79G5 · @ DETBOS90–81
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 34

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34Spurs-Lakers · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 25 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28, 26Lakers-Spurs · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 13, 21, 20, 14, 5, 5, 4, 4, 22Pistons-Celtics · L
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22, 21Lakers-Spurs · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18Celtics-Pistons · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 10, 9, 6, 13, 16, 2, 8, 10, 8, 17Lakers-Spurs · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST