FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 4, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 126–118.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nets96
Pacers90
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 Nets 0; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Heat113
Bulls96
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +17
Final · OT · R1 · G6 · Box score
Suns126
Lakers118
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 PHX +8
On this day · 2004–05May 4, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (Wizards-Bulls), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Suns-Lakers

Phoenix evens the series with Lakers at 3–3

Kobe Bryant goes for 50 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7+3+30+8PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Suns3030281721126
Lakers3720282013118
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29, 17, 22, 22, 32PHX32 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 21, 8, 15, 0, 9, 6, 11, 22PHX22 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50LAL50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 14, 6, 21, 21, 15, 25, 18, 22LAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Pacers15
Suns-Lakers13
Heat-Bulls0
The night in charts
Suns-Lakers combined for 244, 35 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-LakersSuns 126, Lakers 118
244
Heat-BullsHeat 113, Bulls 96
209
Nets-PacersNets 96, Pacers 90
186
NJN won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Nets-PacersNets 96, Pacers 90
+6 NJN
Suns-LakersSuns 126, Lakers 118
+8 PHX
Heat-BullsHeat 113, Bulls 96
+17 MIA
PHX rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Suns-LakersPHX won · Suns 126, Lakers 118
7 pts
Nets-PacersNJN won · Nets 96, Pacers 90
5 pts
Jefferson shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
77% (10-13)
NocioniCHI · 20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST
70% (7-10)
Anthony JohnsonIND · 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
70% (16-23)
DiawPHX · 19 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
NashPHX · 32 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB
64% (9-14)
Final · Nets-Pacers
Nets 96Pacers 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2120322396
Pacers2615282190
The story
Richard Jefferson's 30 points carried New Jersey past Indiana, 96-90

For Indiana, Jermaine O'Neal had 21 PTS, 6 REB 30 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 10-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Nets trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 20-15.

NJN lead by quarter
200 −50+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Anthony Johnson was the fantasy play: 59.0 FPTS on 40 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST

Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 126Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns3030281721126
Lakers3720282013118
The story
Steve Nash had 32 points and 13 assists as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 126-118 in OT

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 22 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST 32 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 9-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Suns took the second 30-20.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −7+3+30+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 113Bulls 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat29262929113
Bulls1922282796
The story
Miami beat Chicago 113-96 behind 23 points from Dwyane Wade

Kirk Hinrich paced Chicago: 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

A 29-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +10+14+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg47.4Today

47 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 22 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nets-Pacers · R1 · G6

New Jersey finishes off Indiana, wins the series 4–2

96–90 in Game 6 of the first round. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Pacers
G1 · @ NJNIND90–88G2 · @ NJNNJN90–75G3 · @ INDIND107–95G4 · @ INDNJN97–88G5 · @ NJNNJN92–86G6 · @ INDNJN96–90
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50Lakers-Suns · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +25.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 22, 10, 12, 17, 25, 12, 14, 40Pacers-Nets · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +24.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29, 17, 22, 22, 32Suns-Lakers · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30Heat-Bulls · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 15, 13, 19, 21, 25, 22, 24, 30Nets-Pacers · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24Nets-Pacers · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST