FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Heat80
Pacers91
Q1 IND +2; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Kings89
Wolves94
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +10; Q3 MIN +3; Q4 MIN +5
On this day · 2002–03May 8, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Mavs-Kings), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Kings-Wolves

Minnesota evens the series with Sacramento at 1–1

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+3+5MIN AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1227311989
Wolves1732242194
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28MIN28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40, 19MIN19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26SAC26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15, 21SAC21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Heat-Pacers · R2 · G2

Indiana controls Miami start to finish

Indiana won 91–80, leading by as many as 15 at a break. Metta World Peace led Indiana with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Pacers
G1 · @ INDIND94–81G2 · @ INDIND91–80
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers4
The night in charts
Kings-Wolves combined for 183, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-WolvesKings 89, Wolves 94
183
Heat-PacersHeat 80, Pacers 91
171
MIN won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Kings-WolvesKings 89, Wolves 94
+5 MIN
Heat-PacersHeat 80, Pacers 91
+11 IND
Reggie shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ReggieIND · 19 PTS, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
CassellMIN · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB
53% (8-15)
OdomMIA · 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
KGMIN · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 6 BLK, 4 AST
50% (8-16)
World PeaceIND · 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK
50% (8-16)
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 89Wolves 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1227311989
Wolves1732242194
The story
Sam Cassell had 19 points as Minnesota beat Sacramento 94-89

Chris Webber led Sacramento with 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 17-12, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+10+3+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 80Pacers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1917182680
Pacers2123252291
The story
Metta World Peace's 20 points carried Indiana past Miami, 91-80

For Miami, Lamar Odom had 19 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 3 BLK · 8-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-18, was where the Pacers built it.

IND lead by quarter
200 +2+8+15+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg28.3Last 3 playoff games

28.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 19 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg5.0Last 2 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (44 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 0 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 28

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28Wolves-Kings · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26Kings-Wolves · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 25, 18, 14, 26, 19, 22, 17, 13, 15, 21Kings-Wolves · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 19, 24, 10, 24, 15, 22, 25, 20Pacers-Heat · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19Heat-Pacers · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 17, 40, 12, 10, 15, 26, 40, 19Wolves-Kings · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST