FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 2003Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Nets94
Celtics76
Q1 NJN +9; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +18
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs95
Lakers110
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2001–02May 9, 2002: 2 games. Top scorer: Michael Finley (Mavs-Kings), 37 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Spurs-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 in Lakers win over San Antonio

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 21 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+14+14+15LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1719312895
Lakers29213129110
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39LAL39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21LAL21 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28SAS28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Malik RosePoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 11, 15, 10, 27, 7, 4, 0, 15SAS15 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Nets-Celtics · R2 · G3

New Jersey never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 94–76. Kenyon Martin led New Jersey with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Celtics
G1 · @ NJNNJN97–93G2 · @ NJNNJN104–95G3 · @ BOSNJN94–76
The night in charts
Spurs-Lakers combined for 205, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 110
205
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 76
170
LAL won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Spurs-LakersSpurs 95, Lakers 110
+15 LAL
Nets-CelticsNets 94, Celtics 76
+18 NJN
Kenyon Martin shot 10-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Kenyon MartinNJN · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
83% (10-12)
ShaqLAL · 21 PTS, 16 REB, 8 AST, 3 BLK
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 28 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
48% (12-25)
HorryLAL · 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
45% (5-11)
KobeLAL · 39 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
43% (10-23)
Final · Spurs-Lakers
Spurs 95Lakers 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1719312895
Lakers29213129110
The story
Robert Horry had 13 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 110-95

Malik Rose led San Antonio with 15 PTS, 3 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 5-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+14+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 94Celtics 76
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2423291894
Celtics1524172076
The story
Kenyon Martin's 25 points carried New Jersey past Boston, 94-76

For Boston, Antoine Walker had 15 PTS, 15 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 10-12 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-17, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +9+8+20+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Paul Pierce was the fantasy play: 47.5 FPTS on 23 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.1Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (24 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 23.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 6 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 44, 39, 27, 30, 32, 32, 31, 37, 27, 39Lakers-Spurs · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 22, 11, 24, 23, 15, 28, 12, 28Spurs-Lakers · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25Nets-Celtics · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23Celtics-Nets · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 27, 28, 34, 27, 24, 24, 27, 21Lakers-Spurs · W
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 16, 4, 28, 17, 16, 13, 25, 20Nets-Celtics · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST