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Friday, May 3, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers87
Celtics120
Q1 Celtics +5; Q2 Celtics +12; Q3 Celtics +10; Q4 Celtics +33
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sonics78
Spurs101
Q1 Spurs +17; Q2 Spurs +29; Q3 Spurs +23; Q4 Spurs +23
On this day · 2000–01May 3, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Jazz), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Sonics-Spurs

San Antonio wins Game 5 over Seattle, 101–78

Paul Pierce goes for 46 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+29+23+23Spurs AHEAD ↑Sonics AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1016322078
Spurs27282620101
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23Spurs23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 26, 7, 4, 13, 10, 14, 28, 18Spurs18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21, 20, 28, 23Sonics23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 10, 12, 10, 8, 9, 7, 3, 12Sonics12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Sixers-Celtics combined for 207, 28 more than any other game
Points by game
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 120
207
Sonics-SpursSonics 78, Spurs 101
179
Spurs won the closest game by 23
Closest finishes
Sonics-SpursSonics 78, Spurs 101
+23 Spurs
Sixers-CelticsSixers 87, Celtics 120
+33 Celtics
Eric Williams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Eric WilliamsCeltics · 17 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST
70% (7-10)
PierceCeltics · 46 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
64% (16-25)
RoseSpurs · 18 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Antoine WalkerCeltics · 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
50% (11-22)
DuncanSpurs · 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST
47% (9-19)
Final · Sonics-Spurs
Sonics 78Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sonics1016322078
Spurs27282620101
The story
Tim Duncan's 23 points carried San Antonio past Seattle, 101-78

For Seattle, Gary Payton had 23 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 9 REB, 7 BLK, 3 AST · 9-19 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 27-10, was where the Spurs built it.

Spurs lead by quarter
300 +17+29+23+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 87Celtics 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2225202087
Celtics27321843120
The story
Antoine Walker had 26 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 120-87

Allen Iverson led Philadelphia with 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST · 11-22 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the fourth 43-20, their biggest quarter edge.

Celtics lead by quarter
400 +5+12+10+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 7 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Sixers-Celtics · R1 · G5

Boston never trails at a break against Philadelphia

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 120–87. Paul Pierce led Boston with 46 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Sixers-Celtics
G1 · @ CelticsCeltics92–82G2 · @ CelticsCeltics93–85G3 · @ SixersSixers108–103G4 · @ SixersSixers83–81G5 · @ CelticsCeltics120–87
Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 46

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 15, 20, 31, 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46Celtics-Sixers · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +19.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
46 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 39, 33, 38, 22, 20, 29, 42, 28, 31Sixers-Celtics · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 21, 26, 13, 20, 24, 27, 25, 26Celtics-Sixers · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Gary PaytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 20, 30, 19, 21, 20, 28, 23Sonics-Spurs · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23Spurs-Sonics · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 26, 7, 4, 13, 10, 14, 28, 18Spurs-Sonics · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST