FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 24, 2003Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Pacers83
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +16; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Nets103
Bucks101
Q1 NJN +10; Q2 NJN +15; Q3 NJN +8; Q4 NJN +2
Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Wolves114
Lakers110
Q1 MIN +5; Q2 MIN +6; Q3 MIN +9; Q4 Wolves 0; OT1 MIN +4
On this day · 2001–02Apr 24, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Wolves-Mavs), 31 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Nets-Bucks

New Jersey goes up 2–1 on Milwaukee

Kevin Garnett goes for 33 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+15+8+2NJN AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30242524103
Bucks20193230101
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17, 26NJN26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 8, 29, 19, 23, 11, 21, 22, 23NJN23 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21, 24MIL24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 18, 16, 17, 9, 21, 25, 18, 22MIL22 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
The night in charts
Wolves-Lakers combined for 224, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Wolves-LakersWolves 114, Lakers 110
224
Nets-BucksNets 103, Bucks 101
204
Pacers-CelticsPacers 83, Celtics 101
184
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BucksNets 103, Bucks 101
+2 NJN
Wolves-LakersWolves 114, Lakers 110
+4 MIN
Pacers-CelticsPacers 83, Celtics 101
+18 BOS
Fisher shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FisherLAL · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
57% (8-14)
KittlesNJN · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
KiddNJN · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
O'NealIND · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 BLK, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
McCartyBOS · 14 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Nets-Bucks
Nets 103Bucks 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets30242524103
Bucks20193230101
The story
Jason Kidd's 26 points carried New Jersey past Milwaukee, 103-101

For Milwaukee, Tim Thomas had 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 26 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 30-20, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +10+15+8+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Wolves-Lakers
Wolves 114Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wolves2923282113114
Lakers242225309110
The story
Troy Hudson had 27 points as Minnesota beat Los Angeles 114-110 in OT

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 30 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 8-23 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Timberwolves won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIN lead by quarter
200 +5+6+90+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Celtics
Pacers 83Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1529142583
Celtics31172726101
The story
Boston beat Indiana 101-83 behind 21 points and 12 rebounds from Paul Pierce

Metta World Peace paced Indiana: 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 31-15 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +16+4+17+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jermaine O'Neal topped the game at 48.2 FPTS: 21 PTS, 16 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 27 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Wolves-Lakers · R1 · G3

Minnesota wins Game 3 over Lakers, 114–110

First round series: Minnesota 2, Lakers 1. Kevin Garnett led Minnesota with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Wolves-Lakers
G1 · @ MINLAL117–98G2 · @ MINMIN119–91G3 · @ LALMIN114–110
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 33

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 16, 29, 24, 14, 19, 23, 35, 33Wolves-Lakers · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 14, 34, 36, 32, 44, 39, 27, 30Lakers-Wolves · L
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 33, 22, 14, 32, 36, 19, 27, 32, 27, 28Lakers-Wolves · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Troy HudsonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 14, 12, 13, 10, 4, 9, 17, 37, 27Wolves-Lakers · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 30, 5, 23, 11, 17, 14, 11, 14, 17, 26Nets-Bucks · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 12, 21, 22, 15, 33, 16, 21, 24Bucks-Nets · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST