FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 14, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DET by 1 at halftime and won 127–120.

Final · 3OT · R2 · G5
NJN127
DET120
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN 0; OT1 NJN 0; OT2 NJN 0; OT3 NJN +7
Final · R2 · G5
SAC74
MIN86
Q1 MIN 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +12
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 · 2002–03May 14, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Derrick Coleman (PHI @ DET), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · NJN @ DET

Richard Jefferson scores 31, New Jersey wins in triple overtime

Tied 88–88 after regulation. Final: 127–120. Conference semifinals series: New Jersey 3, Detroit 2.

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (7 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+6-1+1000+7NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
NJN25182025111216127
DET1925182611129120
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31NJN31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22NJN22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 21, 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31DET31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 20, 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18DET18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAC @ MIN · R2 · G5

Minnesota beats Sacramento by 12, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 86–74. Series: 3–2. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAC vs MIN
G1 · @ MINSAC104–98G2 · @ MINMIN94–89G3 · @ SACMIN114–113G4 · @ SACSAC87–81G5 · @ MINMIN86–74Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = MIN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 31 points in 53 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg16.2Last 3 playoff games

16.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg55.3Today

55 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 34

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.
Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34MIN vs SAC · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 21, 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31DET vs NJN · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31NJN @ DET · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23MIN vs SAC · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22NJN @ DET · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 16, 11, 10, 15, 6, 17, 14, 20NJN @ DET · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST