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Saturday, May 25, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed NJN by 21 after three quarters and won 94–90.

Final · CF · G3 · Box score
Nets90
Celtics94
Q1 BOS -15; Q2 BOS -20; Q3 BOS -21; Q4 BOS +4
On this day · 2000–01May 25, 2001: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Spurs), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Nets-Celtics

Boston goes up 2–1 on New Jersey

Antoine Walker goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-20-21+4BOS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2826201690
Celtics1321194194
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18, 28BOS28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23BOS23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14, 4, 19NJN19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 10, 6, 9, 0, 0, 10, 16, 18NJN18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 90Celtics 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2826201690
Celtics1321194194
The story
Kenny Anderson had 15 points as Boston beat New Jersey 94-90

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 12 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 6-13 FG

The swing

Down 21 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 41-16.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −15−20−21+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.2Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.2 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 26 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.8Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 19 minutes.

Rebounding up
+4.2rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
6.5Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 6 points in 29 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 28

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 46, 17, 22, 19, 25, 18, 27, 18, 28Celtics-Nets · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 26, 20, 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23Celtics-Nets · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 12, 10, 11, 20, 18, 14, 4, 19Nets-Celtics · L
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Aaron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 10, 6, 9, 0, 0, 10, 16, 18Nets-Celtics · L
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 17, 11, 17, 7, 17, 12, 12, 15Celtics-Nets · W
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 10, 31, 21, 11, 13, 24, 23, 18, 23, 12Nets-Celtics · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST