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Sunday, May 14, 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 · G4 · Box score
Heat102
Nets92
Q1 Heat +3; Q2 Heat +6; Q3 Heat +3; Q4 Heat +10
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Suns107
Clippers114
Q1 Clippers +5; Q2 Clippers +10; Q3 Clippers +8; Q4 Clippers +7
On this day · 2004–05May 14, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Wizards), 42 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Suns-Clippers

Clippers even the series with Phoenix at 2–2

Elton Brand goes for 30 points

Game flow · Clippers margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+8+7Clippers AHEAD ↑Suns AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28233125107
Clippers33282924114
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30Clippers30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28Clippers28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 7, 11, 13, 22, 20, 14, 33Suns33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21Suns21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Heat-Nets · R2 · G4

Miami never trails at a break against New Jersey

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–92. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Heat-Nets
G1 · @ HeatNets100–88G2 · @ HeatHeat111–89G3 · @ NetsHeat103–92G4 · @ NetsHeat102–92
Lead changes
Suns-Clippers3
Heat-Nets2
The night in charts
Suns-Clippers combined for 221, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-ClippersSuns 107, Clippers 114
221
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 92
194
Clippers won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Suns-ClippersSuns 107, Clippers 114
+7 Clippers
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 92
+10 Heat
Haslem shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HaslemHeat · 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
73% (8-11)
BellSuns · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST
65% (13-20)
Antoine WalkerHeat · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (7-11)
D WadeHeat · 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
58% (11-19)
DiawSuns · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Suns-Clippers
Suns 107Clippers 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns28233125107
Clippers33282924114
The story
Sam Cassell's 28 points and 11 rebounds carried Los Angeles past Phoenix, 114-107

For Phoenix, Boris Diaw had 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 28 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 33-28, was where the Clippers built it.

Clippers lead by quarter
200 +5+10+8+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 102Nets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27272226102
Nets2424251992
The story
Dwyane Wade had 31 points and 8 assists as Miami beat New Jersey 102-92

Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 12 AST 31 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 26-19, their biggest quarter edge.

Heat lead by quarter
200 +3+6+3+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 30.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Raja Bell leads the day with 33

Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 7, 11, 13, 22, 20, 14, 33Suns-Clippers · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31Heat-Nets · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30Clippers-Suns · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28Clippers-Suns · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26Nets-Heat · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21Suns-Clippers · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST