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Saturday, May 24, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Pistons82
Nets102
Q1 NJN +5; Q2 NJN +9; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +20
On this day · 2001–02May 24, 2002: 1 game. Top scorer: Chris Webber (Kings-Lakers), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Pistons-Nets

New Jersey closes out Detroit in four

Jason Kidd goes for 26 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9+9+20NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2318231882
Nets28222329102
Who led
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15, 20, 34, 26NJN26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14NJN14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 2, 5, 2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 21DET21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24, 24, 21, 20DET20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Final · Pistons-Nets
Pistons 82Nets 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2318231882
Nets28222329102
The story
Kenyon Martin had 14 points and 10 rebounds as New Jersey beat Detroit 102-82

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the fourth 29-18, their biggest quarter edge.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +5+9+9+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 14 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.1Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 11.1 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 4 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Jason Kidd leads the day with 26

Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 15, 23, 9, 29, 15, 20, 34, 26Nets-Pistons · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 7 AST
Clifford RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 2, 5, 2, 3, 6, 11, 15, 21Pistons-Nets · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 23, 24, 30, 20, 19, 24, 24, 21, 20Pistons-Nets · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14Nets-Pistons · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 13, 25, 20, 15, 11, 9, 4, 14Nets-Pistons · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 1, 7, 6, 7, 6, 10, 6, 7, 13, 10Pistons-Nets · L
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST