FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 7, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Hornets88
Nets102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +14
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Spurs88
Lakers85
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +16; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2000–01May 7, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Mavs), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Spurs-Lakers

San Antonio evens the series with Lakers at 1–1

Tim Duncan goes for 27 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+16+8+3SAS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2432171588
Lakers2119252085
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27SAS27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 17, 9, 13, 0, 15, 10, 13, 5, 14SAS14 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26LAL26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Hornets-Nets · R2 · G2

New Jersey controls Charlotte start to finish

New Jersey won 102–88, leading by as many as 14 at a break. Lucious Harris led New Jersey with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Hornets-Nets
G1 · @ NJNNJN99–93G2 · @ NJNNJN102–88
The night in charts
Hornets-Nets combined for 190, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-NetsHornets 88, Nets 102
190
Spurs-LakersSpurs 88, Lakers 85
173
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 88, Lakers 85
+3 SAS
Hornets-NetsHornets 88, Nets 102
+14 NJN
Lucious Harris shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Lucious HarrisNJN · 24 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST
91% (10-11)
DanielsSAS · 14 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
60% (6-10)
DuncanSAS · 27 PTS, 17 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
53% (10-19)
Van HornNJN · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
50% (5-10)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 88Lakers 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2432171588
Lakers2119252085
The story
Malik Rose had 11 rebounds and 9 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 88-85

Shaquille O'Neal led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 11 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST · 3-8 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the second 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+16+8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hornets-Nets
Hornets 88Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets1931221688
Nets24292722102
The story
Keith Van Horn's 20 points and 11 rebounds carried New Jersey past Charlotte, 102-88

For Charlotte, Baron Davis had 21 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 8-16 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-16, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+3+8+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 16 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 27

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27Spurs-Lakers · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26Lakers-Spurs · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 2, 6, 8, 6, 10, 6, 10, 24Nets-Hornets · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 14, 18, 28, 11, 33, 28, 23, 21Hornets-Nets · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 13, 10, 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20Nets-Hornets · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19Lakers-Spurs · L
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST