FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 11, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 10 at halftime and won 98–90.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons79
Nets94
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN +21; Q4 NJN +15
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs90
Lakers98
Q1 LAL -6; Q2 LAL -10; Q3 LAL +5; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2002–03May 11, 2003: 3 games. Top scorer: Allen Iverson (Sixers-Pistons), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Spurs-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 42 as Lakers beat San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 28 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-10+5+8LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2726162190
Lakers2122312498
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42LAL42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28LAL28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21SAS21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19SAS19 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Pistons-Nets · R2 · G4

New Jersey never trails at a break against Detroit

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–79. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Nets
G1 · @ DETDET78–56G2 · @ DETDET95–80G3 · @ NJNNJN82–64G4 · @ NJNNJN94–79
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 188, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 90, Lakers 98
188
Pistons-NetsPistons 79, Nets 94
173
LAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 90, Lakers 98
+8 LAL
Pistons-NetsPistons 79, Nets 94
+15 NJN
Manu shot 7-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
KobeLAL · 42 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
56% (15-27)
ShaqLAL · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
56% (10-18)
HamiltonDET · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
KittlesNJN · 14 PTS, 5 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 90Lakers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2726162190
Lakers2122312498
The story
Tim Duncan had 19 points and 10 rebounds in a 98-90 loss to Los Angeles

Manu Ginobili added 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 19 PTS, 10 REB, 8 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Lakers took the third 31-16.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −6−10+5+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 79Nets 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1822162379
Nets2126301794
The story
Jason Kidd's a 22-10-11 triple-double carried New Jersey past Detroit, 94-79

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 30 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 AST, 10 REB · 8-15 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-16, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
300 +3+7+21+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.5Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 28 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.7Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 32.7 a game in the regular season (42 games). Line: 9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42Lakers-Spurs · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
42 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 21, 18, 17, 27, 18, 15, 28, 15, 30Pistons-Nets · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 20, 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 14, 15, 19, 20, 9, 8, 5, 22Nets-Pistons · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 15, 5, 12, 10, 11, 15, 17, 21Spurs-Lakers · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 23, 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19Spurs-Lakers · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST