FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 24, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4
DET82
NJN102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +20
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 24, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Chris Webber (SAC @ LAL), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · DET @ NJN

New Jersey closes out Detroit in four

New Jersey won Game 4, 102–82, to take the conference finals series 4–0. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 26 points, 12 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9+9+20NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2318231882
NJN28222329102
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15, 20, 34, 26NJN26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14NJN14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 2, 5, 2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 21DET21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24, 24, 21, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 26

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: 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15, 20, 34, 26NJN vs DET · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 2, 5, 2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 21DET @ NJN · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24, 24, 21, 20DET @ NJN · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14NJN vs DET · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 13, 25, 20, 15, 11, 9, 4, 14NJN vs DET · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 6, 7, 6, 10, 6, 7, 13, 10DET @ NJN · L
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST