FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 2, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAL by 3 after three quarters and won 88–78.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Heat83
Hornets89
Q1 NOH +7; Q2 NOH +10; Q3 NOH +14; Q4 NOH +6
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers78
Spurs88
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 SAS +10
On this day · 2002–03May 2, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Hornets), 45 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Lakers-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 30 and 11 as San Antonio beats Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 31 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+8-3+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1419321378
Spurs2120212688
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30SAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20SAS20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31LAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19LAL19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Heat-Hornets · R1 · G6

New Orleans leads Miami wire to wire

New Orleans was ahead at every break and won 89–83. Best quarter: the third, 26–22. P.J. Brown led New Orleans with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Hornets
G1 · @ MIAMIA81–79G2 · @ MIAMIA93–63G3 · @ NOHNOH77–71G4 · @ NOHNOH96–85G5 · @ MIAMIA87–83G6 · @ NOHNOH89–83
Lead changes
Lakers-Spurs7
Heat-Hornets0
The night in charts
Heat-Hornets combined for 172, 6 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-HornetsHeat 83, Hornets 89
172
Lakers-SpursLakers 78, Spurs 88
166
NOH won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-HornetsHeat 83, Hornets 89
+6 NOH
Lakers-SpursLakers 78, Spurs 88
+10 SAS
Duncan shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
72% (13-18)
D WadeMIA · 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
P.J. BrownNOH · 16 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
ShaqLAL · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
ButlerMIA · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Heat-Hornets
Heat 83Hornets 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1419222883
Hornets2122262089
The story
Baron Davis had 15 points and 12 assists as New Orleans beat Miami 89-83

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 27 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 15 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 6-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Hornets won the first 21-14, their biggest quarter edge.

NOH lead by quarter
200 +7+10+14+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 78Spurs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1419321378
Spurs2120212688
The story
Tony Parker's 20 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 88-78

For Los Angeles, Karl Malone had 11 REB, 10 PTS, 5 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the fourth, then won it 26-13.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +7+8−3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 1 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.0Reg. season avg47.0Today

47 minutes today, against 35.0 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 27 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 8, 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31Lakers-Spurs · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 21, 26, 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30Spurs-Lakers · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 11, 13, 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27Heat-Hornets · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 9, 8, 9, 19, 5, 16, 25, 23Heat-Hornets · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 14, 22, 11, 10, 27, 18, 29, 20Spurs-Lakers · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 10, 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19Lakers-Spurs · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST