FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 104–95.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Celtics95
Nets104
Q1 NJN -6; Q2 NJN +6; Q3 NJN +16; Q4 NJN +9
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Lakers95
Spurs114
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +27; Q4 SAS +19
On this day · 2001–02May 7, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Lakers), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Celtics-Nets

New Jersey beats Boston by 9, moves within two of advancing

Paul Pierce posts a triple-double

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+6+16+9NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2520212995
Nets19323122104
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25NJN25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23NJN23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32BOS32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Spurs · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 114–95 final. Bruce Bowen led San Antonio with 27 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS87–82G2 · @ SASSAS114–95
The night in charts
Lakers-Spurs combined for 209, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SpursLakers 95, Spurs 114
209
Celtics-NetsCeltics 95, Nets 104
199
NJN won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Celtics-NetsCeltics 95, Nets 104
+9 NJN
Lakers-SpursLakers 95, Spurs 114
+19 SAS
Bowen shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BowenSAS · 27 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST
83% (10-12)
ShaqLAL · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
71% (10-14)
BattieBOS · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
KiddNJN · 23 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
JeffersonNJN · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Celtics-Nets
Celtics 95Nets 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2520212995
Nets19323122104
The story
Jason Kidd had 23 points and 11 rebounds as New Jersey beat Boston 104-95

Tony Delk led Boston with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 23 PTS, 11 REB, 8 AST · 6-10 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the first, the Nets took the second 32-20.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −6+6+16+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 95Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1825242895
Spurs31293420114
The story
Bruce Bowen's 27 points carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 114-95

For Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 27 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 3 BLK, 2 REB, 2 AST · 10-12 FG, 7-8 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 31-18, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +13+17+27+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.7Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 17 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 4 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
12.7Reg. season avg32Today

32 minutes today, against 12.7 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 6 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 32

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 32, 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32Celtics-Nets · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 19, 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27Lakers-Spurs · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27Lakers-Spurs · L
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Bruce BowenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 3, 3, 3, 2, 19, 4, 0, 8, 27Spurs-Lakers · W
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +21.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high27 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25Nets-Celtics · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23Nets-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 8 AST