FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 128–119.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Wizards89
Cavs84
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +5
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Pacers75
Nets90
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +15
Final · OT · R1 · G2 · Box score
Kings119
Spurs128
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +9
On this day · 2004–05Apr 25, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (Celtics-Pacers), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Kings-Spurs

Manu Ginobili scores 32, San Antonio wins in overtime

Gilbert Arenas goes for 30 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-500+9SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Kings3026262710119
Spurs2328312719128
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32SAS32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 10, 19, 27, 12, 11, 6, 25, 22SAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28SAC28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 6, 3, 16, 14, 8, 13, 6, 27SAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Kings-Spurs18
Pacers-Nets5
The night in charts
Kings-Spurs combined for 247, 74 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-SpursKings 119, Spurs 128
247
Wizards-CavsWizards 89, Cavs 84
173
Pacers-NetsPacers 75, Nets 90
165
WAS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 89, Cavs 84
+5 WAS
Kings-SpursKings 119, Spurs 128
+9 SAS
Pacers-NetsPacers 75, Nets 90
+15 NJN
SAS rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Kings-SpursSAS won · Kings 119, Spurs 128
7 pts
Wizards-CavsWAS won · Wizards 89, Cavs 84
2 pts
Gooden shot 11-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 24 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
92% (11-12)
WellsSAC · 28 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
71% (12-17)
BarrySAS · 22 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Abdur-RahimSAC · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
63% (12-19)
VinceNJN · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 89Cavs 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Wizards2116242889
Cavs2315252184
The story
Caron Butler's 21 points carried Washington past Cleveland, 89-84

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 26 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 2 going into the fourth, then won it 28-21.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −2−1−2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 119Spurs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Kings3026262710119
Spurs2328312719128
The story
Tony Parker had 22 points and 10 assists as San Antonio beat Sacramento 128-119 in OT

Shareef Abdur-Rahim led Sacramento with 27 PTS, 9 REB 22 PTS, 10 AST, 4 REB · 8-16 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the overtime 19-10.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −7−500+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 75Nets 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2214172275
Nets2618291790
The story
New Jersey beat Indiana 90-75 behind 20 points and 10 rebounds from Nenad Krstic

Fred Jones paced Indiana: 13 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB · 7-13 FG

The swing

A 29-17 third quarter did the most damage for the Nets.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +4+8+20+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.9Reg. season avg14.0Last 2 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Wizards-Cavs · R1 · G2

Washington evens the series with Cleveland at 1–1

Washington won Game 2, 89–84, in the first round. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Wizards-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE97–86G2 · @ CLEWAS89–84
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 33

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33Nets-Pacers · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32Spurs-Kings · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30Wizards-Cavs · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28Kings-Spurs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 6, 3, 16, 14, 8, 13, 6, 27Kings-Spurs · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26Cavs-Wizards · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST