FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 12, 2002Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed NJN by 7 after the first quarter and won 113–107.

Final · Finals · G4 · Box score
Lakers113
Nets107
Q1 LAL -7; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +6
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · Lakers-Nets

Shaquille O'Neal posts 34 and 10 as Lakers beat New Jersey

Kenyon Martin goes for 35 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+1+4+6LAL AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27312629113
Nets34232327107
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35, 34LAL34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36, 25LAL25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26, 35NJN35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 12, 8, 12, 5, 2, 2, 22NJN22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Final · Lakers-Nets
Lakers 113Nets 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers27312629113
Nets34232327107
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points and 8 assists as Los Angeles beat New Jersey 113-107

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 13 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB 25 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Lakers took the second 31-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −7+1+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.2Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 34 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 2 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43.6Today

44 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kenyon Martin leads the day with 35

Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 22, 12, 8, 19, 16, 21, 6, 26, 35Nets-Lakers · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high35 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 35, 20, 27, 28, 41, 35, 36, 40, 35, 34Lakers-Nets · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 22, 25, 30, 31, 30, 22, 24, 36, 25Lakers-Nets · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 10, 12, 8, 12, 5, 2, 2, 22Nets-Lakers · L
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 12, 19, 18, 15, 23, 17, 30, 13Nets-Lakers · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 4, 9, 8, 5, 13, 13, 12, 13, 13Lakers-Nets · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST