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Monday, May 12, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed BOS by 2 after the first quarter and won 110–101.

Final · 2OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Nets110
Celtics101
Q1 NJN -2; Q2 NJN +1; Q3 NJN +2; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 NJN +9
On this day · 2001–02May 12, 2002: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Lakers), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Nets-Celtics

New Jersey closes out Boston in four

Jason Kidd goes for 29 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1Final0-2+1+200+9NJN AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets21292119713110
Celtics2326202174101
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29NJN29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22NJN22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23, 27BOS27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19, 16, 23BOS23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Final · Nets-Celtics
Nets 110Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Nets21292119713110
Celtics2326202174101
The story
Kenyon Martin had 22 points and 10 rebounds as New Jersey beat Boston 110-101 in OT

Antoine Walker led Boston with 20 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 10-23 FG

The swing

The Nets won the second overtime 13-4.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −2+1+200+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 23 points in 47 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: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.1Reg. season avg51Today

51 minutes today, against 34.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 29

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 26, 15, 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29Nets-Celtics · W
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 40, 14, 21, 37, 16, 27, 34, 32, 23, 27Celtics-Nets · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Tony DelkPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 14, 21, 19, 15, 7, 19, 16, 23Celtics-Nets · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 23, 30, 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22Nets-Celtics · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 17, 17, 21, 21, 14, 7, 15, 20Celtics-Nets · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Eric WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 12, 5, 5, 10, 15, 9, 0, 18Celtics-Nets · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST