FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 29, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIN trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 98–96.

Final · CF · G5 · Box score
Lakers96
Wolves98
Q1 MIN -7; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +10; Q4 MIN +2
On this day · 2002–03May 29, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (Spurs-Mavs), 24 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Lakers-Wolves

Kevin Garnett posts 30 and 19 as Minnesota beats Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 17 points

Game flow · MIN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+6+10+2MIN AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2119233396
Wolves1432272598
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28, 30MIN30 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17, 18, 12, 28MIN28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23LAL23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17LAL17 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Final · Lakers-Wolves
Lakers 96Wolves 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2119233396
Wolves1432272598
The story
Latrell Sprewell had 28 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 98-96

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 28 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Timberwolves took the second 32-19.

MIN lead by quarter
200 −7+6+10+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.2Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.2 in the regular season (28 games). Today: 11 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 22.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 14 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 30

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28, 30Wolves-Lakers · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17, 18, 12, 28Wolves-Lakers · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23Lakers-Wolves · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 32, 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17Lakers-Wolves · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Karl MalonePoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 9, 7, 8, 17, 5, 11, 12, 17Lakers-Wolves · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 4, 8, 9, 14, 4, 6, 15, 17Lakers-Wolves · L
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Wolves5