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Friday, May 14, 2004Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NJN trailed DET by 1 at halftime and won 127–120.

Final · 3OT · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nets127
Pistons120
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN -1; Q3 NJN +1; Q4 Nets 0; OT1 Nets 0; OT2 Nets 0; OT3 NJN +7
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Kings74
Wolves86
Q1 Wolves 0; Q2 MIN +4; Q3 MIN +7; Q4 MIN +12
On this day · 2002–03May 14, 2003: 1 game. Top scorer: Derrick Coleman (Sixers-Pistons), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Nets-Pistons

Richard Jefferson scores 31, New Jersey wins in triple overtime

Chauncey Billups goes for 31 points

Game flow · NJN margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.End OT1End OT2Final0+6-1+1000+7NJN AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets25182025111216127
Pistons1925182611129120
Who led
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31NJN31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22NJN22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 21, 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31DET31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 10, 20, 11, 8, 15, 10, 6, 18DET18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Kings-Wolves · R2 · G5

Minnesota beats Sacramento by 12, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 86–74. Series: 3–2. Latrell Sprewell led Minnesota with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Kings-Wolves
G1 · @ MINSAC104–98G2 · @ MINMIN94–89G3 · @ SACMIN114–113G4 · @ SACSAC87–81G5 · @ MINMIN86–74
Lead changes
Nets-Pistons24
Kings-Wolves2
The night in charts
Nets-Pistons combined for 247, 87 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-PistonsNets 127, Pistons 120
247
Kings-WolvesKings 74, Wolves 86
160
NJN won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Nets-PistonsNets 127, Pistons 120
+7 NJN
Kings-WolvesKings 74, Wolves 86
+12 MIN
Sprewell shot 13-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
SprewellMIN · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
WilliamsonDET · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
JeffersonNJN · 31 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
Rasheed WallaceDET · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
50% (7-14)
Kenyon MartinNJN · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
47% (7-15)
Final · Nets-Pistons
Nets 127Pistons 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
Nets25182025111216127
Pistons1925182611129120
The story
Kerry Kittles had 20 points and 11 rebounds as New Jersey beat Detroit 127-120 in OT

Ben Wallace led Detroit with 16 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 6-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third overtime 16-9.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6−1+1000+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3
Final · Kings-Wolves
Kings 74Wolves 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1816231774
Wolves1820262286
The story
Kevin Garnett's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried Minnesota past Sacramento, 86-74

For Sacramento, Mike Bibby had 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 9-21 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-17, was where the Timberwolves built it.

MIN lead by quarter
200 0+4+7+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.5Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 31 points in 53 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.2Reg. season avg16.2Last 3 playoff games

16.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg55.3Today

55 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Latrell Sprewell leads the day with 34

Latrell SprewellPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 25, 13, 19, 5, 15, 25, 13, 34Wolves-Kings · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 21, 19, 19, 6, 28, 2, 6, 31Pistons-Nets · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +16.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 21, 20, 17, 13, 8, 19, 30, 19, 31Nets-Pistons · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 24, 27, 28, 16, 28, 30, 19, 23Wolves-Kings · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 22, 19, 36, 11, 19, 13, 16, 22Nets-Pistons · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kerry KittlesPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 16, 11, 10, 15, 6, 17, 14, 20Nets-Pistons · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST