FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 24, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bulls108
Heat115
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets87
Clippers98
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +22; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +11
On this day · 2004–05Apr 24, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Nets), 32 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Bulls-Heat

Miami goes up 2–0 on Chicago

Dwyane Wade goes for 21 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+11+19+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26311932108
Heat33352720115
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 3, 18, 0, 4, 9, 13, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30CHI30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 22, 17, 19, 17, 26, 17, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Nuggets-Clippers · R1 · G2

Clippers lead Denver wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 98–87. Best quarter: the first, 32–13. Cuttino Mobley led Clippers with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Clippers
G1 · @ LACLAC89–87G2 · @ LACLAC98–87
Lead changes
Bulls-Heat6
Nuggets-Clippers1
The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 223, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 108, Heat 115
223
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 87, Clippers 98
185
MIA won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 108, Heat 115
+7 MIA
Nuggets-ClippersNuggets 87, Clippers 98
+11 LAC
Nocioni shot 13-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NocioniCHI · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 1 STL
87% (13-15)
Jason WilliamsMIA · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
ShaqMIA · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK
57% (8-14)
BrandLAC · 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
HinrichCHI · 29 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 108Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls26311932108
Heat33352720115
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 22 points as Miami beat Chicago 115-108

Luol Deng led Chicago with 14 PTS, 4 REB 22 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 8-14 FG

The swing

The Heat won the third 27-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +7+11+19+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Clippers
Nuggets 87Clippers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets1321252887
Clippers3224192398
The story
Elton Brand's 19 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Denver, 98-87

For Denver, Earl Boykins had 14 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 32-13, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +19+22+16+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marcus Camby was the fantasy play: 47.8 FPTS on 16 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg24.0Last 2 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg16.1Last 2 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (32 games). Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg44.7Today

45 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Andres Nocioni leads the day with 30

Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30Bulls-Heat · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 22, 17, 19, 17, 26, 17, 19, 29Bulls-Heat · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22Heat-Bulls · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 3, 18, 0, 4, 9, 13, 17, 22Heat-Bulls · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 14, 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30, 21Heat-Bulls · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 6, 10, 13, 18, 10, 10, 17, 21Clippers-Nuggets · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST