FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 15, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–83.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Heat83
Pacers94
Q1 IND -2; Q2 IND +5; Q3 IND +18; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs76
Lakers88
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2002–03May 15, 2003: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Lakers), 37 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Heat-Pacers

Indiana wins Game 5 over Miami, 94–83

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 19 rebounds

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+5+18+11IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2118162883
Pacers1925292194
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22IND22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 7, 2, 7, 0, 3, 1, 20IND20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25, 20, 16MIA16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Eddie JonesPoints, last 10 games: 5, 16, 25, 23, 8, 4, 9, 12, 11, 15MIA15 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Heat-Pacers10
Spurs-Lakers8
The night in charts
Heat-Pacers combined for 177, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 94
177
Spurs-LakersSpurs 76, Lakers 88
164
IND won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Heat-PacersHeat 83, Pacers 94
+11 IND
Spurs-LakersSpurs 76, Lakers 88
+12 LAL
Foster shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FosterIND · 20 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
O'NealIND · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
KobeLAL · 26 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
50% (10-20)
Devin BrownSAS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
ShaqLAL · 19 REB, 17 PTS, 5 BLK, 2 AST
50% (5-10)
Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 83Pacers 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2118162883
Pacers1925292194
The story
Jeff Foster had 20 points and 16 rebounds as Indiana beat Miami 94-83

Dwyane Wade led Miami with 16 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 9-10 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the third 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 −2+5+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 76Lakers 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2118132476
Lakers2316173288
The story
Gary Payton's 15 points carried Los Angeles past San Antonio, 88-76

For San Antonio, Manu Ginobili had 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 6-15 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 32-24, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +20+4+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.8Reg. season avg28.6Today

29 minutes today, against 10.8 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Lakers · R2 · G6

Lakers close out San Antonio in six

Lakers won Game 6, 88–76, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Lakers
G1 · @ SASSAS88–78G2 · @ SASSAS95–85G3 · @ LALLAL105–81G4 · @ LALLAL98–90G5 · @ SASLAL74–73G6 · @ LALLAL88–76
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 26

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 21, 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26Lakers-Spurs · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 22, 14, 18, 13, 17, 29, 37, 22Pacers-Heat · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jeff FosterPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 4, 7, 2, 7, 0, 3, 1, 20Pacers-Heat · W
5.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high20 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 22, 26, 30, 24, 10, 19, 21, 20Spurs-Lakers · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 7, 25, 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17Lakers-Spurs · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 21, 27, 12, 22, 19, 25, 20, 16Heat-Pacers · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST