FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 22, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 4 after three quarters and won 121–114.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Spurs121
Suns114
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +6; Q3 SAS -4; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2003–04May 22, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Pacers), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Spurs-Suns

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Phoenix 1–0

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 41 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+6-4+7SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30252343121
Suns20293332114
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 21, 29, 22, 18, 12, 11, 14, 29SAS29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26, 28SAS28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 18, 40, 30, 37, 15, 33, 18, 41PHX41 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39, 29PHX29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 121Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs30252343121
Suns20293332114
The story
Tim Duncan had 28 points and 15 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 121-114

Jim Jackson led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 8 REB 28 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST · 10-21 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 43-32.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +10+6−4+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+18.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.5Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.5 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 29 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.8Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 13.8 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 41

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 34, 30, 18, 40, 30, 37, 15, 33, 18, 41Suns-Spurs · L
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39, 29Suns-Spurs · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 4 REB · 13 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 29, 21, 29, 22, 18, 12, 11, 14, 29Spurs-Suns · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26, 28Spurs-Suns · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 3, 11, 9, 7, 2, 0, 5, 21Spurs-Suns · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39, 13, 20Spurs-Suns · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Suns8