FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 25, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 21 after three quarters and won 94–90.

Final · CF · G3
NJN90
BOS94
Q1 BOS -15; Q2 BOS -20; Q3 BOS -21; Q4 BOS +4
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 25, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs SAS), 36 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · NJN @ BOS

Boston goes up 2–1 on New Jersey

Game 3 went to the Celtics, 94–90. Paul Pierce led Boston with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-20-21+4BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2826201690
BOS1321194194
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23BOS23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14, 4, 19NJN19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 10, 6, 9, 0, 0, 10, 16, 18NJN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Rebounding up
+4.2rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
6.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 28

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18, 28BOS vs NJN · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23BOS vs NJN · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14, 4, 19NJN @ BOS · L
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 10, 6, 9, 0, 0, 10, 16, 18NJN @ BOS · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 11, 17, 7, 17, 12, 12, 15BOS vs NJN · W
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18, 23, 12NJN @ BOS · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST