FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 31, 2002Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 10 at halftime and won 96–88.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Nets96
Celtics88
Q1 NJN -7; Q2 NJN -10; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 NJN +8
Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Kings102
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL -5; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +4
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Nets-Celtics

New Jersey closes out Boston in six

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 41 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-10+1+8NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2123262696
Celtics2826151988
Who led
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 13, 14, 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16NJN16 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15NJN15 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 7, 17, 12, 12, 15, 11, 8, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23, 30, 13, 16BOS16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
The night in charts
Kings-Lakers combined for 208, 24 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-LakersKings 102, Lakers 106
208
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 88
184
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Kings-LakersKings 102, Lakers 106
+4 LAL
Nets-CelticsNets 96, Celtics 88
+8 NJN
NJN erased a 10-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-CelticsNJN won · Nets 96, Celtics 88
10 pts
Kings-LakersLAL won · Kings 102, Lakers 106
5 pts
Kenny Anderson shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenny AndersonBOS · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB
57% (8-14)
ShaqLAL · 41 PTS, 17 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
56% (14-25)
WebberSAC · 26 PTS, 13 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST
50% (10-20)
JeffersonNJN · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Kings-Lakers
Kings 102Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings26301927102
Lakers28232431106
The story
Kobe Bryant's 31 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Sacramento, 106-102

For Sacramento, Mike Bibby had 23 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 10-20 FG

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 24-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +2−50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 96Celtics 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2123262696
Celtics2826151988
The story
Jason Kidd had a 15-13-13 triple-double as New Jersey beat Boston 96-88

Antoine Walker led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 13 REB, 13 AST · 6-18 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Nets took the third 26-15.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −7−10+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.3Reg. season avg20.9Last 3 playoff games

20.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 37.3 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 10 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Kings-Lakers · CF · G6

Lakers pull level with Sacramento

Game 6 to Lakers, 106–102. The conference finals series is tied 3–3. Shaquille O'Neal led Lakers with 41 points, 17 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Kings-Lakers
G1 · @ SACLAL106–99G2 · @ SACSAC96–90G3 · @ LALSAC103–90G4 · @ LALLAL100–99G5 · @ SACSAC92–91G6 · @ LALLAL106–102
Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 41

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 22, 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41Lakers-Kings · W
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 28, 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31Lakers-Kings · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 30, 23, 28, 21, 26, 20, 29, 26Kings-Lakers · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 24, 23, 19, 20, 24, 21, 23, 23Kings-Lakers · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kenny AndersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 7, 17, 12, 12, 15, 11, 8, 18Celtics-Nets · L
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 30, 16, 27, 26, 23, 30, 13, 16Celtics-Nets · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST