FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAC trailed DAL by 3 after the first quarter and won 115–109.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs110
Lakers82
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +28
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Mavs109
Kings115
Q1 SAC -3; Q2 SAC +5; Q3 SAC +2; Q4 SAC +6
On this day · 2001–02May 15, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Jason Kidd (Nets-Hornets), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Mavs-Kings

Sacramento evens the series with Dallas at 3–3

Tim Duncan goes for 37 points

Game flow · SAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+5+2+6SAC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24283522109
Kings21363226115
Who led
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19, 24SAC24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Vlade DivacPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 6, 16, 14, 2, 20, 16, 5, 21SAC21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35DAL35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21DAL21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers · R2 · G6

San Antonio keeps Lakers at arm's length

The Lakers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 28. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 37 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Lakers
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95G3 · @ LALLAL110–95G4 · @ LALLAL99–95G5 · @ SASSAS96–94G6 · @ LALSAS110–82
The night in charts
Mavs-Kings combined for 224, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 115
224
Spurs-LakersSpurs 110, Lakers 82
192
SAC won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Mavs-KingsMavs 109, Kings 115
+6 SAC
Spurs-LakersSpurs 110, Lakers 82
+28 SAS
Van Exel shot 15-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Van ExelDAL · 35 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
65% (15-23)
DuncanSAS · 37 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (16-25)
ShaqLAL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
62% (13-21)
DivacSAC · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
53% (9-17)
MedvedenkoLAL · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
50% (6-12)
Final · Mavs-Kings
Mavs 109Kings 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs24283522109
Kings21363226115
The story
Peja Stojakovic had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Sacramento beat Dallas 115-109

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 21 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Kings took the second 36-28.

SAC lead by quarter
200 −3+5+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Doug Christie led the game in fantasy with 47.8 FPTS (20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 110Lakers 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs29252432110
Lakers2525191382
The story
Tony Parker's 27 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 110-82

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 27 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB · 9-19 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-13, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +4+4+9+28 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.3Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 37 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 37

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28, 36, 27, 37Spurs-Lakers · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Nick Van ExelPoints, last 10 games: 18, 25, 4, 26, 20, 36, 40, 5, 18, 35Mavs-Kings · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21, 29, 20, 31Lakers-Spurs · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 7, 17, 9, 16, 2, 14, 21, 27Spurs-Lakers · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 29, 19, 27, 22, 26, 24, 39, 15, 19, 24Kings-Mavs · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 4, 31, 18, 24, 25, 11, 16, 21Mavs-Kings · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST