FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 23, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Lakers71
Wolves89
Q1 MIN +8; Q2 MIN +14; Q3 MIN +12; Q4 MIN +18
On this day · 2002–03May 23, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Mavs), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Lakers-Wolves

Minnesota evens the series with Lakers at 1–1

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+14+12+18MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2413191571
Wolves3219172189
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24MIN24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17MIN17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27LAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14LAL14 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 71Wolves 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2413191571
Wolves3219172189
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 17 points and 8 assists as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 89-71

Darrick Martin added 15 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 17 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB · 6-14 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 32-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +8+14+12+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg2.7Last 3 playoff games

2.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Reg. season avg36.8Today

37 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (16 games). Line: 15 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists.

Cooling off
−6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 27

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 31, 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27Lakers-Wolves · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24Wolves-Lakers · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17Wolves-Lakers · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 9, 11, 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16Wolves-Lakers · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Darrick MartinPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 5, 0, 3, 3, 3, 2, 0, 15Wolves-Lakers · W
3.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high15 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 19, 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14Lakers-Wolves · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Wolves3