FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 12, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Sonics trailed Spurs by 8 after the first quarter and won 92–91.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Heat102
Wizards95
Q1 Heat -3; Q2 Heat -2; Q3 Heat +9; Q4 Heat +7
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs91
Sonics92
Q1 Sonics -8; Q2 Sonics -2; Q3 Sonics 0; Q4 Sonics +1
On this day · 2003–04May 12, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Jermaine O'Neal (Pacers-Heat), 37 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Spurs-Sonics

Seattle stays alive against San Antonio

Dwyane Wade goes for 31 points

Game flow · Sonics margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-20+1Sonics AHEAD ↑Spurs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2922241691
Sonics2128261792
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20Sonics20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 12, 9, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18Sonics18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23Spurs23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29, 21, 29, 22, 18Spurs18 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Sonics18
Heat-Wizards11
The night in charts
Heat-Wizards combined for 197, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-WizardsHeat 102, Wizards 95
197
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 91, Sonics 92
183
Sonics won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Spurs-SonicsSpurs 91, Sonics 92
+1 Sonics
Heat-WizardsHeat 102, Wizards 95
+7 Heat
Sonics rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-SonicsSonics won · Spurs 91, Sonics 92
8 pts
Heat-WizardsHeat won · Heat 102, Wizards 95
3 pts
Haywood shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaywoodWizards · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
64% (7-11)
DixonWizards · 16 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST
64% (7-11)
D WadeHeat · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
52% (14-27)
HughesWizards · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
46% (6-13)
ManuSpurs · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Spurs-Sonics
Spurs 91Sonics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2922241691
Sonics2128261792
The story
Ray Allen had 20 points as Seattle beat San Antonio 92-91

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 18 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 6-23 FG, 1-8 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the first, the SuperSonics took the second 28-22.

Sonics lead by quarter
200 −8−20+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Tim Duncan led the game in fantasy with 48.7 FPTS (23 PTS, 11 REB)

Final · Heat-Wizards
Heat 102Wizards 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat21283023102
Wizards2427192595
The story
Alonzo Mourning's 14 points and 13 rebounds carried Miami past Washington, 102-95

For Washington, Larry Hughes had 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK · 5-8 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 30-19.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −3−2+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 18 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 4 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (37 games). Line: 14 points, 13 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Heat-Wizards · R2 · G3

Miami beats Washington by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 3: 102–95. Series: 3–0. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Wizards
G1 · @ HeatHeat105–86G2 · @ HeatHeat108–102G3 · @ WizardsHeat102–95
Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 31

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22, 34, 20, 31, 31Heat-Wizards · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 3, 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23Spurs-Sonics · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 14, 18, 21, 18, 19, 19, 13, 32, 21Wizards-Heat · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 39, 32, 23, 16, 19, 25, 28, 20Wizards-Heat · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20Sonics-Spurs · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33, 21, 23, 15, 19Wizards-Heat · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST