FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 5, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 97–93.

Final · R2 · G1
BOS93
NJN97
Q1 NJN -3; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN -1; Q4 NJN +4
Final · R2 · G1
LAL82
SAS87
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +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
On this day · 2001–02May 5, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Clifford Robinson (DET vs BOS), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · BOS @ NJN

New Jersey takes Game 1, leads Boston 1–0

97–93 in New Jersey. The conference semifinals series continues. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+3-1+4NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2323272093
NJN2029232597
Who led
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21NJN21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 18, 2, 16, 4, 15, 12, 17NJN17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34BOS34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 10, 18, 4, 12, 5, 5, 10, 15BOS15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ SAS · R2 · G1

San Antonio leads Lakers wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 87–82. Best quarter: the fourth, 27–30. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.1Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 14 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg14.8Last 3 playoff games

14.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 2 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

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: 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37LAL @ SAS · L
32.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34BOS @ NJN · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 21, 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28SAS vs LAL · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24LAL @ SAS · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21NJN vs BOS · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 0, 2, 18, 2, 16, 4, 15, 12, 17NJN vs BOS · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST