FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 12, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Heat103
Nets92
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 Heat 0; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Suns94
Clippers91
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 Suns 0; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +3
On this day · 2004–05May 12, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Wizards), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Suns-Clippers

Shawn Marion scores 32 as Phoenix wins in Los Angeles

Elton Brand goes for 20 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+9+3PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2622242294
Clippers2820152891
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32PHX32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19PHX19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20LAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 5, 8, 8, 14, 1, 5, 10, 18LAC18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Heat-Nets · R2 · G3

Miami beats New Jersey by 11, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 103–92. Series: 2–1. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Nets
G1 · @ MIANJN100–88G2 · @ MIAMIA111–89G3 · @ NJNMIA103–92
Lead changes
Heat-Nets15
Suns-Clippers9
The night in charts
Heat-Nets combined for 195, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NetsHeat 103, Nets 92
195
Suns-ClippersSuns 94, Clippers 91
185
PHX won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Suns-ClippersSuns 94, Clippers 91
+3 PHX
Heat-NetsHeat 103, Nets 92
+11 MIA
Jefferson shot 7-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
ShaqMIA · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
VinceNJN · 43 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
50% (17-34)
MarionPHX · 32 PTS, 19 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
50% (12-24)
Antoine WalkerMIA · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 94Clippers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2622242294
Clippers2820152891
The story
Tim Thomas had 19 points and 14 rebounds as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 94-91

Corey Maggette led Los Angeles with 14 REB, 7 PTS, 5 AST 19 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the third 24-15, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 −20+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 103Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27271831103
Nets2722232092
The story
Dwyane Wade's 30 points and 10 assists carried Miami past New Jersey, 103-92

For New Jersey, Jason Kidd had 12 AST, 10 PTS, 8 REB 30 PTS, 10 AST, 7 REB · 7-16 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-20, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+50+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 43 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43Nets-Heat · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32Suns-Clippers · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30Heat-Nets · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20Clippers-Suns · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19Suns-Clippers · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21, 19Heat-Nets · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST