FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 22, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks88
Nets85
Q1 Bucks 0; Q2 Bucks 0; Q3 MIL +2; Q4 MIL +3
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Lakers91
Wolves119
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +21; Q4 MIN +28
On this day · 2001–02Apr 22, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Sonics), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bucks-Nets

Milwaukee pulls level with New Jersey

Kevin Garnett goes for 35 points

Game flow · MIL margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final000+2+3MIL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2623221788
Nets2623201685
Who led
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 24, 21, 24, 12, 11, 8, 22MIL22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21MIL21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22NJN22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17NJN17 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Lakers-Wolves · R1 · G2

Minnesota controls Lakers start to finish

Minnesota won 119–91, leading by as many as 28 at a break. Troy Hudson led Minnesota with 37 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Wolves
G1 · @ MINLAL117–98G2 · @ MINMIN119–91
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 210, 37 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 91, Wolves 119
210
Bucks-NetsBucks 88, Nets 85
173
MIL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Bucks-NetsBucks 88, Nets 85
+3 MIL
Lakers-WolvesLakers 91, Wolves 119
+28 MIN
KG shot 15-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGMIN · 35 PTS, 20 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
71% (15-21)
CassellMIL · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
HudsonMIN · 37 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
PaytonMIL · 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
55% (11-20)
SzczerbiakMIN · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Bucks-Nets
Bucks 88Nets 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2623221788
Nets2623201685
The story
Gary Payton had 22 points as Milwaukee beat New Jersey 88-85

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 11-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Bucks won the third 22-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIL lead by quarter
200 00+2+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kenyon Martin led the game in fantasy with 44.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 91Wolves 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2320242491
Wolves28293131119
The story
Wally Szczerbiak's 21 points carried Minnesota past Los Angeles, 119-91

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 27 PTS, 14 REB 21 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-20, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
300 +5+14+21+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg27.0Last 2 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 37 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.5Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 13.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Troy Hudson leads the day with 37

Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37Wolves-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high37 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35Wolves-Lakers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
35 PTS · 20 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27Lakers-Wolves · L
29.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27Lakers-Wolves · L
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22Nets-Bucks · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 18, 24, 21, 24, 12, 11, 8, 22Bucks-Nets · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST