FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–95.

Final · R2 · G2
BOS95
NJN104
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +9
Final · R2 · G2
LAL95
SAS114
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +19
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 7, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ LAL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · BOS @ NJN

New Jersey beats Boston by 9, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 104–95. Series: 2–0. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 25 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+16+9NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2520212995
NJN19323122104
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25NJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23NJN23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32BOS32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ SAS · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 114–95 final. Bruce Bowen led San Antonio with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.7Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 32

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32BOS @ NJN · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27LAL @ SAS · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27LAL @ SAS · L
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bruce BowenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 3, 3, 2, 19, 4, 0, 8, 27SAS vs LAL · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25NJN vs BOS · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23NJN vs BOS · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST