FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 19, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
BOS97
NJN104
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +7
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 19, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 45 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · BOS @ NJN

New Jersey takes Game 1, leads Boston 1–0

104–97 in New Jersey. The conference finals series continues. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+13+7NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2722192997
NJN31262423104
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18NJN18 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20, 12, 16, 16, 14NJN14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27BOS27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27BOS27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker 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.
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27BOS @ NJN · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27BOS @ NJN · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18NJN vs BOS · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20, 12, 16, 16, 14NJN vs BOS · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14NJN vs BOS · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Todd MacCullochPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 6, 4, 14, 6, 4, 2, 2, 14NJN vs BOS · W
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST