FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 19, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Celtics97
Nets104
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +13; Q4 NJN +7
On this day · 2000–01May 19, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 45 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Celtics-Nets

New Jersey takes Game 1, leads Boston 1–0

Antoine Walker goes for 27 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+8+13+7NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2722192997
Nets31262423104
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18NJN18 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20, 12, 16, 16, 14NJN14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27BOS27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27BOS27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 97Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2722192997
Nets31262423104
The story
Jason Kidd had a 18-13-11 triple-double as New Jersey beat Boston 104-97

Paul Pierce led Boston with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 13 REB, 11 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 24-19, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+8+13+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.0Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Antoine Walker leads the day with 27

Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27Celtics-Nets · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 25, 29, 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27Celtics-Nets · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18Nets-Celtics · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 11 AST
Keith Van HornPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 5, 27, 11, 20, 12, 16, 16, 14Nets-Celtics · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 5, 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14Nets-Celtics · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Todd MacCullochPoints, last 10 games: 2, 4, 6, 4, 14, 6, 4, 2, 2, 14Nets-Celtics · W
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST