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Friday, June 7, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Nets83
Lakers106
Q1 LAL +6; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +23
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Nets-Lakers

Shaquille O'Neal scores 40 as Lakers beat New Jersey

Kobe Bryant goes for 24 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+6+16+23LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2122182283
Lakers27222829106
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40LAL40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24LAL24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 4, 19, 22, 21, 9, 9, 23NJN23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17NJN17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Final · Nets-Lakers
Nets 83Lakers 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2122182283
Lakers27222829106
The story
Robert Horry had 10 rebounds and 9 points as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 106-83

Kerry Kittles led New Jersey with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 10 REB, 9 PTS, 4 AST, 3 STL, 3 BLK · 4-9 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 28-18, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +6+6+16+23 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 40 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Shaquille O'Neal leads the day with 40

Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40Lakers-Nets · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24Lakers-Nets · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 14, 4, 19, 22, 21, 9, 9, 23Nets-Lakers · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17Nets-Lakers · L
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13, 12Lakers-Nets · W
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 17, 9, 10, 4, 4, 16, 11, 13, 14, 10Lakers-Nets · W
10.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST