FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 8, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
BOS85
DET77
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +14; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +8
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 8, 2001: 2 games. Top scorer: Shaquille O'Neal (LAL vs SAC), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · BOS @ DET

Boston pulls level with Detroit

Game 2 to Boston, 85–77. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+14+8+8BOS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2822171885
DET2016231877
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22BOS22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 3, 8, 10, 6, 9, 17, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26, 25DET25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30, 13DET13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
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
6.4Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.2Reg. season avg29.7Today

30 minutes today, against 16.2 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Jerry Stackhouse leads the day with 25

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.
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26, 25DET vs BOS · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22BOS @ DET · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 3, 8, 10, 6, 9, 17, 14, 18BOS @ DET · W
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15BOS @ DET · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rodney RogersPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 25, 7, 0, 13, 5, 8, 8, 13BOS @ DET · W
7.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30, 13DET vs BOS · L
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST