FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 24, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3
IND83
BOS101
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R1 · G3
NJN103
MIL101
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +2
Final · OT · R1 · G3
MIN114
LAL110
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 MIN 0; OT1 MIN +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 · 2001–02Apr 24, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN @ DAL), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · NJN @ MIL

New Jersey goes up 2–1 on Milwaukee

Game 3 went to the Nets, 103–101. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · NJN 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+10+15+8+2NJN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN30242524103
MIL20193230101
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17, 26NJN26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23NJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21, 24MIL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 18, 16, 17, 9, 21, 25, 18, 22MIL22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · MIN @ LAL · R1 · G3

Minnesota wins Game 3 over Lakers, 114–110

First round series: Minnesota 2, Lakers 1. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIN vs LAL
G1 · @ MINLAL117–98G2 · @ MINMIN119–91G3 · @ LALMIN114–110Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 33

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.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33MIN @ LAL · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30LAL vs MIN · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28LAL vs MIN · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27MIN @ LAL · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17, 26NJN @ MIL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21, 24MIL vs NJN · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST