FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, June 4, 2003Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed NJN by 3 after the first quarter and won 101–89.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Nets89
Spurs101
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +12
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Nets-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 32 and 20 as San Antonio beats New Jersey

Kenyon Martin goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+15+12SAS AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2121173089
Spurs18243227101
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21, 23, 18, 32SAS32 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29, 25, 7, 0, 16SAS16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14, 21NJN21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 25, 20, 15, 11, 9, 4, 14, 15NJN15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Final · Nets-Spurs
Nets 89Spurs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2121173089
Spurs18243227101
The story
David Robinson had 14 points as San Antonio beat New Jersey 101-89

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 15 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 32-17, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −30+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.8Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 12 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (24 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 16 points in 40 minutes.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 32

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 37, 40, 32, 34, 21, 23, 18, 32Spurs-Nets · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 20 REB · 6 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 21, 14, 25, 22, 16, 25, 19, 14, 21Nets-Spurs · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 27, 18, 19, 29, 25, 7, 0, 16Spurs-Nets · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 25, 20, 15, 11, 9, 4, 14, 15Nets-Spurs · L
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lucious HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 3, 6, 6, 8, 6, 10, 9, 15Nets-Spurs · L
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
David RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 6, 7, 7, 7, 4, 2, 5, 7, 14Spurs-Nets · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST