FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 9, 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 · G3 · Box score
Spurs81
Lakers105
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +24
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pistons64
Nets82
Q1 NJN +18; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +14; Q4 NJN +18
On this day · 2002–03May 9, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Pistons-Nets

New Jersey stays alive against Detroit

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+9+14+18NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1325141264
Nets3116191682
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30NJN30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 0, 20, 16, 11, 10, 15, 6, 17NJN17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 17, 7, 13, 7, 9, 13, 8, 15DET15 PTS · 24 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 6, 21, 18, 17, 27, 18, 15, 28, 15DET15 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers · R2 · G3

Lakers lead San Antonio wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 105–81. Best quarter: the third, 33–26. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Lakers
G1 · @ SASSAS88–78G2 · @ SASSAS95–85G3 · @ LALLAL105–81
Lead changes
Spurs-Lakers4
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 186, 40 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 81, Lakers 105
186
Pistons-NetsPistons 64, Nets 82
146
NJN won the closest game by 18
Closest finishes
Pistons-NetsPistons 64, Nets 82
+18 NJN
Spurs-LakersSpurs 81, Lakers 105
+24 LAL
Shaq shot 11-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 15 REB, 8 BLK, 5 AST
85% (11-13)
KittlesNJN · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Devin BrownSAS · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
MaloneLAL · 13 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
60% (6-10)
JeffersonNJN · 30 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
58% (11-19)
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 64Nets 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1325141264
Nets3116191682
The story
Kerry Kittles' 17 points carried New Jersey past Detroit, 82-64

Jason Kidd chipped in 12 AST, 7 REB, 5 PTS 17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-11 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-13, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +18+9+14+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 57.8 FPTS on 24 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST

Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 81Lakers 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1616262381
Lakers28143330105
The story
Kobe Bryant had 22 points as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 105-81

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-16, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +12+10+17+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.5Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg8.2Last 3 playoff games

8.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Reg. season avg24.2Today

24 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Richard Jefferson leads the day with 30

Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30Nets-Pistons · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 45, 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22Lakers-Spurs · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 0, 20, 16, 11, 10, 15, 6, 17Nets-Pistons · W
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15, 17Spurs-Lakers · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Devin BrownPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 11, 3, 0, 0, 1, 8, 1, 16Spurs-Lakers · L
4.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST