FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 5, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1
NJN94
LAL99
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +5
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · NJN @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal posts 36 and 16 as Lakers beat New Jersey

36 points and 16 rebounds in a 99–94 win. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, New Jersey 0.

Game flow · LAL 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+15+12+9+5LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN1422273194
LAL2919242799
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36LAL36 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23NJN23 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 14, 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21NJN21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 36 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 36

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.
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36LAL vs NJN · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23NJN @ LAL · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22LAL vs NJN · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 14, 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21NJN @ LAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 9, 10, 4, 4, 16, 11, 13, 14LAL vs NJN · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13LAL vs NJN · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST