FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 21, 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 · G2
BOS93
NJN86
Q1 BOS +10; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +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 21, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs LAL), 40 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · BOS @ NJN

Boston pulls level with New Jersey

Game 2 to Boston, 93–86. The conference finals series is tied 1–1. Antoine Walker led Boston with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 2 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+10+6+14+7BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2721271893
NJN1725192586
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26BOS26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18BOS18 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18, 23NJN23 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 29, 10, 15, 13, 13, 14, 9, 22NJN22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.9Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 26

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: 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26BOS @ NJN · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18, 23NJN vs BOS · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 16 REB · 10 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 29, 10, 15, 13, 13, 14, 9, 22NJN vs BOS · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18BOS @ NJN · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 6, 10, 6, 9, 0, 0, 10, 16NJN vs BOS · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 8, 17, 11, 17, 7, 17, 12, 12BOS @ NJN · W
11.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST