FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 19, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 2 at halftime and won 98–84.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies70
Spurs87
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +11; Q3 SAS +9; Q4 SAS +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Rockets84
Lakers98
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +14
On this day · 2002–03Apr 19, 2003: 5 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Blazers), 46 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Rockets-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 in Lakers win over Houston

Steve Francis posts a triple-double

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2+10+14LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2224182084
Lakers2321302498
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36LAL36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 12, 11, 12, 13, 10, 4, 7, 17LAL17 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 15, 12, 12, 15, 20, 12, 10, 21HOU21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19HOU19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs · R1 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Memphis

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 87–70. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS98–74G2 · @ SASSAS87–70
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers6
Grizzlies-Spurs3
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 182, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 84, Lakers 98
182
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 70, Spurs 87
157
LAL won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Rockets-LakersRockets 84, Lakers 98
+14 LAL
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 70, Spurs 87
+17 SAS
Malone shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MaloneLAL · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
57% (8-14)
ParkerSAS · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB
55% (11-20)
FrancisHOU · 18 PTS, 12 AST, 10 REB, 3 STL
55% (6-11)
Jim JacksonHOU · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 84Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2224182084
Lakers2321302498
The story
Karl Malone had 17 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 98-84

Yao Ming led Houston with 21 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Lakers took the third 30-18.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1−2+10+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 70Spurs 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2114241170
Spurs2620221987
The story
Tim Duncan's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Memphis, 87-70

For Memphis, Pau Gasol had 20 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 19-11, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+11+9+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 2 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 4.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 14 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.0Last 2 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Cooling off
−8.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.5Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 7 points in 33 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 28, 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36Lakers-Rockets · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 29, 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27Spurs-Grizzlies · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 18, 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23Spurs-Grizzlies · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 15, 12, 12, 15, 20, 12, 10, 21Rockets-Lakers · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 23, 16, 10, 15, 10, 16, 14, 20Grizzlies-Spurs · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 19, 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19Rockets-Lakers · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST