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Tuesday, May 2, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Spurs trailed Kings by 3 at halftime and won 109–98.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Pacers86
Nets92
Q1 Nets +3; Q2 Nets +3; Q3 Nets +7; Q4 Nets +6
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bulls78
Heat92
Q1 Heat +6; Q2 Heat +2; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 Heat +14
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Kings98
Spurs109
Q1 Spurs +2; Q2 Spurs -3; Q3 Spurs +12; Q4 Spurs +11
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Lakers97
Suns114
Q1 Suns +2; Q2 Suns +9; Q3 Suns +16; Q4 Suns +17
On this day · 2004–05May 2, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Nuggets), 39 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Kings-Spurs

San Antonio beats Sacramento by 11, moves within one of advancing

Vince Carter goes for 34 points

Game flow · Spurs margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-3+12+11Spurs AHEAD ↑Kings AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1927223098
Spurs21223729109
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32, 8, 3, 27Spurs27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24Spurs24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25, 38Kings38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 23, 7, 13, 3, 16, 22, 14, 24Kings24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Pacers-Nets · R1 · G5

New Jersey leads Indiana wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 92–86. Best quarter: the first, 28–25. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 34 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Pacers-Nets
G1 · @ NetsPacers90–88G2 · @ NetsNets90–75G3 · @ PacersPacers107–95G4 · @ PacersNets97–88G5 · @ NetsNets92–86
Lead changes
Kings-Spurs8
Lakers-Suns4
Pacers-Nets2
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 211, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 97, Suns 114
211
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 109
207
Pacers-NetsPacers 86, Nets 92
178
Bulls-HeatBulls 78, Heat 92
170
Nets won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Pacers-NetsPacers 86, Nets 92
+6 Nets
Kings-SpursKings 98, Spurs 109
+11 Spurs
Bulls-HeatBulls 78, Heat 92
+14 Heat
Lakers-SunsLakers 97, Suns 114
+17 Suns
Duncan shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSpurs · 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
WellsKings · 38 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
65% (13-20)
ManuSpurs · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
64% (9-14)
NashSuns · 22 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
62% (8-13)
KobeLakers · 29 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Final · Pacers-Nets
Pacers 86Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2521192186
Nets2821232092
The story
Richard Jefferson had 24 points as New Jersey beat Indiana 92-86

Danny Granger led Indiana with 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 24 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 10-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Nets won the third 23-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Nets lead by quarter
200 +3+3+7+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Kings-Spurs
Kings 98Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings1927223098
Spurs21223729109
The story
Manu Ginobili's 27 points carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 109-98

Tim Duncan chipped in 24 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST · 9-14 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 3 going into the third, then won it 37-22.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 +2−3+12+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 97Suns 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2522212997
Suns27292830114
The story
Phoenix beat Los Angeles 114-97 behind 25 points and 10 rebounds from Boris Diaw

Lamar Odom paced Los Angeles: 18 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST 25 PTS, 10 REB, 9 AST · 7-12 FG

The swing

A 29-22 second quarter did the most damage for the Suns.

Suns lead by quarter
200 +2+9+16+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.6Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.6 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Bonzi Wells leads the day with 38

Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25, 38Kings-Spurs · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34Nets-Pacers · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29Lakers-Suns · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28Heat-Bulls · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32, 8, 3, 27Spurs-Kings · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 11, 6, 15, 13, 14, 21, 25Suns-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST