FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 28, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 97–78.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Rockets78
Lakers97
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -1; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +19
On this day · 2002–03Apr 28, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Hornets-Sixers), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Rockets-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Houston

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 12 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1+15+19LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets272192178
Lakers2423252597
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31LAL31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 10, 4, 7, 17, 18, 30, 18LAL18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19, 11, 16, 17HOU17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18, 18, 27, 17, 16HOU16 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 78Lakers 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets272192178
Lakers2423252597
The story
Karl Malone had 18 points as Los Angeles beat Houston 97-78

Jim Jackson led Houston with 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Lakers took the third 25-9.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3−1+15+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.2Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.2 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 5 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 12, 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31Lakers-Rockets · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 13, 10, 4, 7, 17, 18, 30, 18Lakers-Rockets · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jim JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 6, 22, 12, 11, 19, 11, 16, 17Rockets-Lakers · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Steve FrancisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 18, 10, 33, 5, 18, 18, 27, 17, 16Rockets-Lakers · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 21, 22, 15, 10, 9, 21, 16, 16Rockets-Lakers · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12Lakers-Rockets · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers15