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Friday, June 7, 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 · G2
NJN83
LAL106
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +23
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 2 · NJN @ LAL

Shaquille O'Neal scores 40 as Lakers beat New Jersey

Lakers won 106–83. Shaquille O'Neal: 40 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists. NBA Finals series: Lakers 2, New Jersey 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+6+16+23LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2122182283
LAL27222829106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40LAL40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24LAL24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 4, 19, 22, 21, 9, 9, 23NJN23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17NJN17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 40 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

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: 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40LAL vs NJN · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24LAL vs NJN · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 4, 19, 22, 21, 9, 9, 23NJN @ LAL · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17NJN @ LAL · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13, 12LAL vs NJN · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 10, 4, 4, 16, 11, 13, 14, 10LAL vs NJN · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST