FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 11, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 7 at halftime and won 99–95.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs95
Lakers99
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -7; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +4
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons82
Sixers95
Q1 PHI +3; Q2 PHI +11; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +13
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Mavs83
Kings99
Q1 SAC +4; Q2 SAC +15; Q3 SAC +20; Q4 SAC +16
On this day · 2001–02May 11, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Spurs-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 35 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-7+4+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2422212895
Lakers1920322899
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39, 35LAL35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29LAL29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36SAS36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 20, 2, 8, 21, 0, 10, 9, 15SAS15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 194, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 99
194
Mavs-KingsMavs 83, Kings 99
182
Pistons-SixersPistons 82, Sixers 95
177
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 99
+4 LAL
Pistons-SixersPistons 82, Sixers 95
+13 PHI
Mavs-KingsMavs 83, Kings 99
+16 SAC
Bell shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BellDAL · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
DuncanSAS · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
59% (10-17)
TurkogluSAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
58% (7-12)
HamiltonDET · 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Kenny ThomasPHI · 14 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 95Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2422212895
Lakers1920322899
The story
Tim Duncan had 36 points in a 99-95 loss to Los Angeles

Derek Fisher led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 3 REB 36 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 10-17 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Lakers took the third 32-21.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−7+4+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Sixers
Pistons 82Sixers 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1814212982
Sixers2122183495
The story
Derrick Coleman's 15 rebounds and 14 points carried Philadelphia past Detroit, 95-82

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 30 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 15 REB, 14 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 22-14, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +3+11+8+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 83Kings 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2017242283
Kings2428291899
The story
Sacramento beat Dallas 99-83 behind 16 points from Vlade Divac

Michael Finley paced Dallas: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

A 28-17 second quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +4+15+20+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+14.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 5 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 22.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Sixers · R2 · G4

Philadelphia controls Detroit start to finish

Philadelphia won 95–82, leading by as many as 13 at a break. Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 36 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Sixers
G1 · @ DETDET98–87G2 · @ DETDET104–97G3 · @ PHIPHI93–83G4 · @ PHIPHI95–82
Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 36

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 55, 29, 28, 22, 30, 45, 27, 31, 25, 36Sixers-Pistons · W
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36Spurs-Lakers · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39, 35Lakers-Spurs · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 5, 24, 22, 22, 25, 23, 24, 30Pistons-Sixers · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29Lakers-Spurs · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 8, 3, 2, 2, 2, 6, 5, 17Kings-Mavs · W
5.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST