FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 13, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAC by 9 after the first quarter and won 112–93.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Kings93
Mavs112
Q1 DAL -9; Q2 DAL -7; Q3 DAL +12; Q4 DAL +19
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Lakers94
Spurs96
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +18; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +2
On this day · 2001–02May 13, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Kings), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Kings-Mavs

Dallas takes Game 5, leads Sacramento 3–2

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-7+12+19DAL AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3328102293
Mavs24302929112
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25DAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18DAL18 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 4, 2, 13, 6, 18, 13, 21SAC21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19SAC19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Spurs · R2 · G5

San Antonio leads Lakers wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 96–94. Best quarter: the first, 29–18. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95G3 · @ LALLAL110–95G4 · @ LALLAL99–95G5 · @ SASSAS96–94
The night in charts
Kings-Mavs combined for 205, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-MavsKings 93, Mavs 112
205
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 96
190
SAS won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 94, Spurs 96
+2 SAS
Kings-MavsKings 93, Mavs 112
+19 DAL
Shaq shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
ChristieSAC · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST
50% (8-16)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
50% (8-16)
Bobby JacksonSAC · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 94Spurs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1820263094
Spurs2927241696
The story
Tim Duncan had 27 points and 14 rebounds as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 96-94

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST · 11-22 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +11+18+16+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Mavs
Kings 93Mavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings3328102293
Mavs24302929112
The story
Dirk Nowitzki's 16 points and 15 rebounds carried Dallas past Sacramento, 112-93

For Sacramento, Doug Christie had 21 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 16 PTS, 15 REB, 9 AST, 3 BLK · 5-15 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks trailed by 7 going into the third, then won it 29-10.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −9−7+12+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.5 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 18 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.6Reg. season avg27.2Today

27 minutes today, against 15.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39, 35, 36Lakers-Spurs · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27Spurs-Lakers · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 21, 21, 20, 19, 31, 6, 25Mavs-Kings · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 6, 4, 2, 13, 6, 18, 13, 21Kings-Mavs · L
8.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 29, 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21Spurs-Lakers · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29, 20Lakers-Spurs · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST