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Sunday, May 12, 2002Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 8 after three quarters and won 87–85.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Nets89
Hornets79
Q1 NJN +1; Q2 NJN -5; Q3 Nets 0; Q4 NJN +10
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons79
Celtics90
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +8; Q4 BOS +11
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Lakers87
Spurs85
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL -8; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2000–01May 12, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavs-Spurs), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Lakers-Spurs

Lakers take Game 4, lead San Antonio 3–1

Tim Duncan goes for 30 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4-8+2LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2517252087
Spurs2521291085
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28LAL28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 36, 41, 21, 25, 31, 21, 23, 19, 22, 22LAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30SAS30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 21, 13, 23, 14, 15, 11, 5, 24, 15SAS15 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 172, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 87, Spurs 85
172
Pistons-CelticsPistons 79, Celtics 90
169
Nets-HornetsNets 89, Hornets 79
168
LAL won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-SpursLakers 87, Spurs 85
+2 LAL
Nets-HornetsNets 89, Hornets 79
+10 NJN
Pistons-CelticsPistons 79, Celtics 90
+11 BOS
LAL rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Lakers-SpursLAL won · Lakers 87, Spurs 85
8 pts
Nets-HornetsNJN won · Nets 89, Hornets 79
5 pts
Duncan shot 9-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 30 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 BLK
60% (9-15)
Van HornNJN · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
58% (7-12)
DelkBOS · 16 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Antoine WalkerBOS · 30 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
ShaqLAL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
50% (9-18)
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 87Spurs 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2517252087
Spurs2521291085
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 87-85

David Robinson led San Antonio with 12 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 22 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK · 9-18 FG

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 20-10.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0−4−8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Hornets
Nets 89Hornets 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2514252589
Hornets2420201579
The story
New Jersey beat Charlotte 89-79 behind 24 points and 11 rebounds from Jason Kidd

P.J. Brown paced Charlotte: 16 REB, 7 PTS, 4 AST 24 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 6-23 FG, 1-9 3PT

The swing

A 25-15 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +1−50+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Celtics
Pistons 79Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1722192179
Celtics2120252490
The story
Paul Pierce's 25 points and 17 rebounds carried Boston past Detroit, 90-79

For Detroit, Ben Wallace had 21 REB, 4 PTS, 3 AST 25 PTS, 17 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 7-16 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 25-19, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +4+2+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.8Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.8 in the regular season (45 games). Today: 19 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg1.7Last 3 playoff games

1.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.2 in the regular season (29 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 21.8 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Nets-Hornets · R2 · G4

New Jersey goes up 3–1 on Charlotte

Game 4 went to the Nets, 89–79. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Hornets
G1 · @ NJNNJN99–93G2 · @ NJNNJN102–88G3 · @ CHHCHH115–97G4 · @ CHHNJN89–79
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 30

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 21, 32, 27, 23, 26, 27, 28, 30Spurs-Lakers · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30Celtics-Pistons · W
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 21, 34, 19, 25, 20, 26, 31, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 31, 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25Celtics-Pistons · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24Nets-Hornets · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 7, 10, 13, 11, 13, 30, 13, 7, 24Pistons-Celtics · L
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST