FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 2002Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NJN (vs CHH) and LAL (vs SAS).

Final · R2 · G1
CHH93
NJN99
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R2 · G1
BOS84
DET96
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +12
Final · R2 · G1
SAS80
LAL86
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
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 5, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs DAL), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · CHH @ NJN

New Jersey takes Game 1, leads Charlotte 1–0

99–93 in New Jersey. The conference semifinals series continues. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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+4-6+4+6NJN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHH2229222093
NJN2619322299
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31, 21NJN21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Todd MacCullochPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 4, 7, 2, 4, 6, 4, 14NJN14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23CHH23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 10, 4, 20, 6, 27, 10, 10, 22CHH22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAL · R2 · G1

Lakers handle San Antonio by 6

The Lakers won the fourth quarter 29–19. Final: 86–80. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL86–80Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 30

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.
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 15, 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30DET vs BOS · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26SAS @ LAL · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26DET vs BOS · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23LAL vs SAS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23CHH @ NJN · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 10, 4, 20, 6, 27, 10, 10, 22CHH @ NJN · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST