BY THE NUMBERS

59

Seconds--the amount of

time New Jersey has led

in the NBA Finals.

4

Victories in a row

for the Lakers.

38.0

Scoring average for

Shaquille O’Neal in

the winning streak.

24.6

Scoring average for O’Neal

in the 13 playoff games

before the winning streak.

.746

O’Neal’s free-throw shooting percentage (50 for 67) in

the winning streak.

.611

Opposition’s free-throw shooting

percentage (66 for 108) in

Laker winning streak

8

Assists for O’Neal in

Game 2--one more than

Net point guard Jason Kidd.

0

Points for Kidd

in the first 24:36

of the game.

.372

Shooting percentage

(67 for 180) from the field

for the Nets in the series.

.446

Shooting percentage

from the field for the

Nets in the regular season.