FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 31, 2004Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed MIN by 1 after three quarters and won 96–90.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Wolves90
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +6
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Wolves-Lakers

Lakers close out Minnesota in six

Kevin Garnett goes for 22 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+2-1+6LAL AHEAD ↑MIN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1729222290
Lakers2820192996
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17, 25LAL25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23, 20LAL20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17, 18, 12, 28, 27MIN27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28, 30, 22MIN22 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 90Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wolves1729222290
Lakers2820192996
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 25 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Minnesota 96-90

Wally Szczerbiak led Minnesota with 13 PTS, 5 REB 25 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 9-15 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +11+2−1+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 27 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.3Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.3 in the regular season (38 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.9Reg. season avg24.1Today

24 minutes today, against 10.9 a game in the regular season (16 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 27

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 34, 27, 14, 23, 17, 18, 12, 28, 27Wolves-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 28, 28, 11, 17, 27, 14, 22, 19, 17, 25Lakers-Wolves · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 19, 32, 16, 24, 22, 28, 30, 22Wolves-Lakers · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 17 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 42, 22, 26, 23, 27, 22, 31, 23, 20Lakers-Wolves · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Kareem RushPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 0, 3, 5, 3, 0, 0, 3, 18Lakers-Wolves · W
3.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 12, 10, 9, 16, 21, 19, 11, 13Wolves-Lakers · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST