FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 1, 2003Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 5 after the first quarter and won 101–85.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Pacers90
Celtics110
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +20
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nets113
Bucks101
Q1 NJN +12; Q2 NJN +12; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +12
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Spurs87
Suns85
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +2
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Wolves85
Lakers101
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +16
On this day · 2001–02May 1, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Gary Payton (Sonics-Spurs), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Wolves-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Minnesota

Tim Duncan posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+4+6+16LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3013202285
Lakers25222232101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31LAL31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24LAL24 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33, 28, 25, 18MIN18 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27, 28, 14, 18MIN18 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Suns · R1 · G6

San Antonio closes out Phoenix in six

San Antonio won Game 6, 87–85, to take the first round series 4–2. Stephen Jackson led San Antonio with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Suns
G1 · @ SASPHX96–95G2 · @ SASSAS84–76G3 · @ PHXSAS99–86G4 · @ PHXPHX86–84G5 · @ SASSAS94–82G6 · @ PHXSAS87–85
The night in charts
Nets-Bucks combined for 214, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 101
214
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 110
200
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 101
186
Spurs-SunsSpurs 87, Suns 85
172
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 87, Suns 85
+2 SAS
Nets-BucksNets 113, Bucks 101
+12 NJN
Wolves-LakersWolves 85, Lakers 101
+16 LAL
Pacers-CelticsPacers 90, Celtics 110
+20 BOS
LAL rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Wolves-LakersLAL won · Wolves 85, Lakers 101
5 pts
Spurs-SunsSAS won · Spurs 87, Suns 85
2 pts
Jefferson shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
73% (8-11)
ReddMIL · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
64% (7-11)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST
57% (12-21)
Amar'ePHX · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
57% (8-14)
ShaqLAL · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK
56% (10-18)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 87Suns 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2516232387
Suns2122182485
The story
Stephen Jackson had 21 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 87-85

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Spurs took the third 23-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4−2+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 113Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30263225113
Bucks18262631101
The story
Jason Kidd's a 22-11-11 triple-double carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 113-101

For Milwaukee, Gary Payton had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 11 REB, 11 AST, 3 STL · 5-11 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-18, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +12+12+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 85Lakers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves3013202285
Lakers25222232101
The story
Los Angeles beat Minnesota 101-85 behind 24 points and 17 rebounds from Shaquille O'Neal

Kevin Garnett paced Minnesota: 18 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 17 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 10-18 FG

The swing

A 32-22 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5+4+6+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 8 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg39.5Today

40 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 12 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31Lakers-Wolves · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29Nets-Bucks · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27Celtics-Pacers · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 23, 26, 24, 23, 21, 25, 19, 25Pacers-Celtics · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 19 REB · 1 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24Lakers-Wolves · W
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 9 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 24, 13, 2, 24, 6, 18, 17, 22, 24Suns-Spurs · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST