FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 10, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Nets89
Heat111
Q1 MIA +22; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +22
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Clippers122
Suns97
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +25
On this day · 2004–05May 10, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (Wizards-Heat), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Nets-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 31 in Miami rout of New Jersey

Elton Brand goes for 27 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+22+20+17+22MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1921272289
Heat41192427111
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31MIA31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21MIA21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22NJN22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 19, 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16NJN16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns · R2 · G2

Clippers control Phoenix start to finish

Clippers won 122–97, leading by as many as 25 at a break. Elton Brand led Clippers with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX130–123G2 · @ PHXLAC122–97
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns1
Nets-Heat0
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 219, 19 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 122, Suns 97
219
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 111
200
MIA won the closest game by 22
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 89, Heat 111
+22 MIA
Clippers-SunsClippers 122, Suns 97
+25 LAC
Cassell shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CassellLAC · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
D WadeMIA · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 4 STL
63% (12-19)
BrandLAC · 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
63% (10-16)
MobleyLAC · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
ShaqMIA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
53% (9-17)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 89Heat 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1921272289
Heat41192427111
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 21 points as Miami beat New Jersey 111-89

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 15 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST · 9-17 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 41-19, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +22+20+17+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 122Suns 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers38273324122
Suns2229281897
The story
Sam Cassell's 23 points carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 122-97

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 13 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-12 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-22, was where the Clippers built it.

LAC lead by quarter
300 +16+14+19+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Reg. season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 31

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31Heat-Nets · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27Clippers-Suns · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 10, 17, 21, 8, 11, 23, 3, 23Clippers-Suns · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23Clippers-Suns · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22Nets-Heat · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21Heat-Nets · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST