1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G2
NJN87
SAS85
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · NJN @ SAS
Jason Kidd scores 30 as New Jersey wins in San Antonio
Final: 87–85. Jason Kidd made 11 of 24 shots from the field. NBA Finals series: New Jersey 1, San Antonio 1.
Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 19 | 22 | 25 | 21 | 87 |
| SAS | 18 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 85 |
Who led
Jason KiddNJN30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinNJN14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerSAS21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanSAS19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.
Losing minutes
−11.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (24 games). Today: 4 points in 20 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+10.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34 minutes today, against 23.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
Jason Kidd leads the day with 30
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 KiddNJN @ SAS · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 3 ASTTony ParkerSAS vs NJN · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 ASTTim DuncanSAS vs NJN · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 3 ASTStephen JacksonSAS vs NJN · L
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 ASTKenyon MartinNJN @ SAS · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 ASTDavid RobinsonSAS vs NJN · L
7.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST