FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 29, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed BOS by 9 after three quarters and won 93–88.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks82
Nets89
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Suns82
Spurs94
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +24; Q3 SAS +19; Q4 SAS +12
Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Celtics88
Pacers93
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND -2; Q3 IND -9; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +5
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Lakers120
Wolves90
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +21; Q4 LAL +30
On this day · 2001–02Apr 29, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Jazz), 30 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Celtics-Pacers

Indiana stays alive against Boston

Tim Duncan goes for 23 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2-2-90+5IND AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics24262117088
Pacers22261426593
Who led
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26, 13, 20, 9, 26IND26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 38, 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25, 19IND19 PTS · 22 REB · 1 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 21, 24, 10, 22, 19, 17, 17, 21BOS21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 3, 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Wolves combined for 210, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-WolvesLakers 120, Wolves 90
210
Celtics-PacersCeltics 88, Pacers 93
181
Suns-SpursSuns 82, Spurs 94
176
Bucks-NetsBucks 82, Nets 89
171
IND won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Celtics-PacersCeltics 88, Pacers 93
+5 IND
Bucks-NetsBucks 82, Nets 89
+7 NJN
Suns-SpursSuns 82, Spurs 94
+12 SAS
Lakers-WolvesLakers 120, Wolves 90
+30 LAL
IND rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-PacersIND won · Celtics 88, Pacers 93
9 pts
Bucks-NetsNJN won · Bucks 82, Nets 89
2 pts
Fisher shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FisherLAL · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
80% (8-10)
DelkBOS · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
80% (8-10)
Amar'ePHX · 14 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
60% (6-10)
KobeLAL · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
57% (12-21)
ShaqLAL · 27 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Celtics-Pacers
Celtics 88Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics24262117088
Pacers22261426593
The story
Metta World Peace had 26 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Boston 93-88 in OT

Antoine Walker led Boston with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 7-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Pacers took the fourth 26-17.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2−2−90+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal led the game in fantasy with 55.9 FPTS (22 REB, 19 PTS)

Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 82Spurs 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1416232982
Spurs2727182294
The story
Malik Rose's 27 points and 13 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 94-82

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 22 PTS, 9 REB 27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-14, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +13+24+19+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 120Wolves 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers28303626120
Wolves2523251790
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 120-90 behind 24 points from Derek Fisher

Troy Hudson paced Minnesota: 14 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST · 8-10 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

A 36-25 third quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +3+10+21+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 14 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bucks-Nets · R1 · G5

New Jersey handles Milwaukee by 7

The Nets won the fourth quarter 28–21. Final: 89–82. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Nets
G1 · @ NJNNJN109–96G2 · @ NJNMIL88–85G3 · @ MILNJN103–101G4 · @ MILMIL119–114G5 · @ NJNNJN89–82
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32Lakers-Wolves · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 10, 20, 18, 9, 7, 13, 11, 15, 10, 27Spurs-Suns · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27Lakers-Wolves · W
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 23, 23, 16, 26, 13, 20, 9, 26Pacers-Celtics · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28, 25Wolves-Lakers · L
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 5, 5, 6, 17, 8, 23, 5, 24Lakers-Wolves · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST