FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 9, 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 · G3
LAL106
NJN103
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +3
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 3 · LAL @ NJN

Kobe Bryant scores 36 as Lakers win in New Jersey

Final: 106–103. Kobe Bryant made 14 of 23 shots from the field. NBA Finals series: Lakers 3, New Jersey 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+60+3LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL31212628106
NJN23233225103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36LAL36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35LAL35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17, 30NJN30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26NJN26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 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: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 7 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36LAL @ NJN · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35LAL @ NJN · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17, 30NJN vs LAL · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26NJN vs LAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 5, 6, 21, 19, 11, 12, 9, 14NJN vs LAL · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13, 12, 13LAL @ NJN · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST