FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 7, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
CHH88
NJN102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +14
Final · R2 · G2
SAS88
LAL85
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +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 7, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs DAL), 25 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAS @ LAL

San Antonio evens the series with Lakers at 1–1

San Antonio won Game 2, 88–85, in the conference semifinals. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 27 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+16+8+3SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2432171588
LAL2119252085
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27SAS27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 9, 13, 0, 15, 10, 13, 5, 14SAS14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26LAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · CHH @ NJN · R2 · G2

New Jersey controls Charlotte start to finish

New Jersey won 102–88, leading by as many as 14 at a break. Lucious Harris led New Jersey with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · CHH vs NJN
G1 · @ NJNNJN99–93G2 · @ NJNNJN102–88Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 27

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27SAS @ LAL · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26LAL vs SAS · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 6, 8, 6, 10, 6, 10, 24NJN vs CHH · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23, 21CHH @ NJN · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 13, 10, 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20NJN vs CHH · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19LAL vs SAS · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST