FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 2002Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NJN (vs CHH) and LAL (vs SAS).

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Hornets93
Nets99
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN -6; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Celtics84
Pistons96
Q1 Pistons 0; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +16; Q4 DET +12
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Spurs80
Lakers86
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -4; Q4 LAL +6
On this day · 2000–01May 5, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Mavs), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Hornets-Nets

New Jersey takes Game 1, leads Charlotte 1–0

Tim Duncan goes for 26 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-6+4+6NJN AHEAD ↑CHH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2229222093
Nets2619322299
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 7, 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31, 21NJN21 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Todd MacCullochPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 6, 4, 7, 2, 4, 6, 4, 14NJN14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23CHH23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 10, 4, 20, 6, 27, 10, 10, 22CHH22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Lakers · R2 · G1

Lakers handle San Antonio by 6

The Lakers won the fourth quarter 29–19. Final: 86–80. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Spurs-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL86–80
The night in charts
Hornets-Nets combined for 192, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 99
192
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 84, Pistons 96
180
Spurs-LakersSpurs 80, Lakers 86
166
NJN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Hornets-NetsHornets 93, Nets 99
+6 NJN
Spurs-LakersSpurs 80, Lakers 86
+6 LAL
Celtics-PistonsCeltics 84, Pistons 96
+12 DET
NJN rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Hornets-NetsNJN won · Hornets 93, Nets 99
6 pts
Spurs-LakersLAL won · Spurs 80, Lakers 86
6 pts
Kidd shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddNJN · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Clifford RobinsonDET · 30 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 1 AST
50% (12-24)
StackhouseDET · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
50% (9-18)
CampbellCHH · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 1 AST
44% (8-18)
KobeLAL · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB
44% (8-18)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 80Lakers 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1721231980
Lakers1319252986
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 23 points and 17 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 86-80

Steven Smith led San Antonio with 16 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 17 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 9-22 FG

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 29-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −4−6−4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 93Nets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2229222093
Nets2619322299
The story
Jason Kidd's 21 points carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 99-93

For Charlotte, Elden Campbell had 22 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-13 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 32-22.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4−6+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Baron Davis was the fantasy play: 57.7 FPTS on 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Celtics-Pistons
Celtics 84Pistons 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2221192284
Pistons2228281896
The story
Detroit beat Boston 96-84 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Jerry Stackhouse

Paul Pierce paced Boston: 17 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 9-18 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

A 28-19 third quarter did the most damage for the Pistons.

DET lead by quarter
200 0+7+16+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.0Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 8 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 23.3 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Clifford Robinson leads the day with 30

Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 21, 15, 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30Pistons-Celtics · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26Spurs-Lakers · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 11, 23, 20, 31, 11, 15, 5, 26Pistons-Celtics · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 40, 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23Lakers-Spurs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23Hornets-Nets · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Elden CampbellPoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 10, 4, 20, 6, 27, 10, 10, 22Hornets-Nets · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST