FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 18, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DET by 8 after three quarters and won 76–74.

Final · CF · G1
NJN76
DET74
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +7; Q3 NJN -8; Q4 NJN +2
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 18, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAC), 30 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · NJN @ DET

New Jersey draws first blood against Detroit

New Jersey won Game 1 of the conference finals, 76–74. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+7-8+2NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN2221122176
DET1620271174
Who led
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16NJN16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15NJN15 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 22, 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24DET24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 6, 16, 2, 5, 7, 9, 0, 12DET12 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 16 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.9Reg. season avg24.1Last 3 playoff games

24.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg35.7Today

36 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Richard Hamilton leads the day with 24

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.
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 22, 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24DET vs NJN · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16NJN @ DET · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15NJN @ DET · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 6, 16, 2, 5, 7, 9, 0, 12DET vs NJN · L
5.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 25, 15, 40, 37, 24, 3, 28, 11DET vs NJN · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · −10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25, 20, 15, 11NJN @ DET · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST