FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–87.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pacers87
Heat94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +7
Final · OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Wolves114
Kings113
Q1 MIN +4; Q2 Wolves 0; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +1
On this day · 2002–03May 10, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Nick Van Exel (Mavs-Kings), 40 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Pacers-Heat

Miami gets one back against Indiana

Kevin Garnett goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+4+4+7MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2015252787
Heat1425253094
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25MIA25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 18, 25, 16, 9, 16, 12, 19, 16MIA16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29IND29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jamaal TinsleyPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 5, 5, 15, 7, 6, 17, 1, 16IND16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Wolves-Kings · R2 · G3

Minnesota takes Game 3, leads Sacramento 2–1

114–113 in Sacramento. The conference semifinals series continues. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 30 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Kings
G1 · @ MINSAC104–98G2 · @ MINMIN94–89G3 · @ SACMIN114–113
Lead changes
Wolves-Kings13
Pacers-Heat5
The night in charts
Wolves-Kings combined for 227, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-KingsWolves 114, Kings 113
227
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 94
181
MIN won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wolves-KingsWolves 114, Kings 113
+1 MIN
Pacers-HeatPacers 87, Heat 94
+7 MIA
Hassell shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HassellMIN · 16 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
ChristieSAC · 24 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
KGMIN · 30 PTS, 15 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
48% (11-23)
D WadeMIA · 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
47% (7-15)
BibbySAC · 19 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB, 2 BLK
47% (7-15)
Final · Wolves-Kings
Wolves 114Kings 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2224332510114
Kings182823359113
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 25 points as Minnesota beat Sacramento 114-113 in OT

Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 9-22 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the third 33-23, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +40+100+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 87Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2015252787
Heat1425253094
The story
Dwyane Wade's 25 points carried Miami past Indiana, 94-87

For Indiana, Metta World Peace had 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 7-15 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat trailed by 6 going into the second, then won it 25-15.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −6+4+4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal was the fantasy play: 54.8 FPTS on 29 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 16 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 14.7 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 30

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30Wolves-Kings · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 28, 13, 7, 20, 23, 14, 26, 29Kings-Wolves · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29Pacers-Heat · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 11, 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25Wolves-Kings · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25Heat-Pacers · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Doug ChristiePoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 21, 13, 5, 13, 13, 13, 15, 24Kings-Wolves · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST