FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 12, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NJN by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–107.

Final · Finals · G4
LAL113
NJN107
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +6
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 4 · LAL @ NJN

Shaquille O'Neal posts 34 and 10 as Lakers beat New Jersey

34 points and 10 rebounds in a 113–107 win. Lakers win the NBA Finals series 4–0. Kenyon Martin scored 35 for New Jersey in the loss.

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 Q3Final0-7+1+4+6LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL27312629113
NJN34232327107
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35, 34LAL34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36, 25LAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26, 35NJN35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 12, 8, 12, 5, 2, 2, 22NJN22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kenyon Martin leads the day with 35

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.
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26, 35NJN vs LAL · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35, 34LAL @ NJN · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36, 25LAL @ NJN · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 12, 8, 12, 5, 2, 2, 22NJN vs LAL · L
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17, 30, 13NJN vs LAL · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13, 12, 13, 13LAL @ NJN · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST