FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 2 after the first quarter and won 110–101.

Final · 2OT · R2 · G4
NJN110
BOS101
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN 0; OT2 NJN +9
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 12, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs LAL), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · NJN @ BOS

New Jersey closes out Boston in four

New Jersey won Game 4, 110–101, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (6 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-2+1+200+9NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
NJN21292119713110
BOS2326202174101
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29NJN29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22NJN22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23, 27BOS27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19, 16, 23BOS23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 23 points in 47 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: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Reg. season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 34.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 29

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.
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29NJN @ BOS · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23, 27BOS vs NJN · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19, 16, 23BOS vs NJN · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22NJN @ BOS · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 17, 17, 21, 21, 14, 7, 15, 20BOS vs NJN · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 12, 5, 5, 10, 15, 9, 0, 18BOS vs NJN · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST