FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 85–82.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G5
IND109
NJN120
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN 0; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN 0; OT2 NJN +11
Final · R1 · G5
TOR82
DET85
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +3
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2000–01May 2, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (SAC @ PHX), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · TOR @ DET

Detroit beats Toronto by 3, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 85–82. Series: 3–2. Corliss Williamson led Detroit with 23 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

Game flow · DET margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+4+3DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR2622112382
DET2125172285
Who led
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 17, 14, 9, 14, 10, 14, 14, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 26, 21, 15, 5, 13, 21, 20, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 10, 9, 0, 7, 2, 2, 7, 17TOR17 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 7, 3, 3, 0, 22, 12, 9, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 31 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg14.6Last 3 playoff games

14.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Reg. season avg55.8Today

56 minutes today, against 34.4 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · IND @ NJN · R1 · G5

New Jersey goes up 3–2 on Indiana

Game 5 went to the Nets, 120–109. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs NJN
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79G3 · @ INDNJN85–84G4 · @ INDIND97–74G5 · @ NJNNJN120–109Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 31

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31NJN vs IND · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 10, 15, 11, 17, 26, 30, 14, 31IND @ NJN · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 26, 7, 13, 15, 19, 21, 13, 29NJN vs IND · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 2, 11, 13, 10, 17, 14, 5, 27NJN vs IND · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 17, 14, 9, 14, 10, 14, 14, 23DET vs TOR · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 10, 0, 2, 0, 2, 10, 7, 20IND @ NJN · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST