SCOREBOARD
Tuesday, May 11
Detroit at New Jersey (6 p.m.). The Nets look to even the series at home after an 82-64 victory Sunday night in Game 3.
STARS
Sunday
—Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers, had 28 points, 15 rebounds and eight blocks in Los Angeles' 105-81 victory over San Antonio in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals.
—Richard Jefferson, Nets, scored a career playoff-high 30 points to lead New Jersey to an 82-64 victory over the Pistons in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
SNAPPED
San Antonio's 105-81 loss to the Lakers in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals Sunday snapped the Spurs' 17-game winning streak — the last 11 of the regular season and the first six of the playoffs.
STRONG IN DEFEAT
Detroit's Ben Wallace had 24 rebounds in an 82-64 loss to New Jersey in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Sunday night.
STIFLED
The Pistons shot 22-for-76 (29 percent) in an 82-64 loss to the Nets in Game 3 on Sunday night.
SPEAKING
"The resolve and determination and will of this team, it should never be questioned. Whether we win or lose a series or a couple games, our integrity and the makeup of this team should never be questioned." — Nets guard Kerry Kittles, after an 82-64 victory Sunday night that cut the Pistons' lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.