FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DET trailed TOR by 5 after the first quarter and won 85–82.

Final · 2OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers109
Nets120
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 NJN +11
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Raptors82
Pistons85
Q1 DET -5; Q2 DET -2; Q3 DET +4; Q4 DET +3
On this day · 2000–01May 2, 2001: 3 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Suns), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Raptors-Pistons

Detroit beats Toronto by 3, moves within one of advancing

Jason Kidd goes for 31 points

Game flow · DET margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-2+4+3DET AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2622112382
Pistons2125172285
Who led
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 17, 14, 9, 14, 10, 14, 14, 23DET23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Chucky AtkinsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 26, 21, 15, 5, 13, 21, 20, 14DET14 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dell CurryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 10, 9, 0, 7, 2, 2, 7, 17TOR17 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Chris ChildsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 7, 3, 3, 0, 22, 12, 9, 16TOR16 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
The night in charts
Pacers-Nets combined for 229, 62 more than any other game
Points by game
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 120
229
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 82, Pistons 85
167
DET won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Raptors-PistonsRaptors 82, Pistons 85
+3 DET
Pacers-NetsPacers 109, Nets 120
+11 NJN
Williamson shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WilliamsonDET · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
MercerIND · 20 PTS, 3 REB
63% (10-16)
CurryTOR · 17 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
52% (12-23)
O'NealIND · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Final · Raptors-Pistons
Raptors 82Pistons 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2622112382
Pistons2125172285
The story
Corliss Williamson's 23 points carried Detroit past Toronto, 85-82

For Toronto, Keon Clark had 15 PTS, 6 REB 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The Pistons trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 17-11.

DET lead by quarter
200 −5−2+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Ben Wallace was the fantasy play: 37.9 FPTS on 17 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST

Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 109Nets 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Pacers24272817112109
Nets272428171113120
The story
Kenyon Martin had 29 points as New Jersey beat Indiana 120-109 in OT

Reggie Miller led Indiana with 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 29 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 12-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the second overtime 13-2.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +30000+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.5Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 31 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.6Reg. season avg14.6Last 3 playoff games

14.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.4Reg. season avg55.8Today

56 minutes today, against 34.4 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Pacers-Nets · R1 · G5

New Jersey goes up 3–2 on Indiana

Game 5 went to the Nets, 120–109. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 31 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Nets
G1 · @ NJNIND89–83G2 · @ NJNNJN95–79G3 · @ INDNJN85–84G4 · @ INDIND97–74G5 · @ NJNNJN120–109
Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 31

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31Nets-Pacers · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 30, 10, 15, 11, 17, 26, 30, 14, 31Pacers-Nets · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 26, 7, 13, 15, 19, 21, 13, 29Nets-Pacers · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 2, 11, 13, 10, 17, 14, 5, 27Nets-Pacers · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Corliss WilliamsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 17, 14, 9, 14, 10, 14, 14, 23Pistons-Raptors · W
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Ron MercerPoints, last 10 games: 6, 0, 10, 0, 2, 0, 2, 10, 7, 20Pacers-Nets · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST