FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 15, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 123–118.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Pistons72
Cavs74
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +2
Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs118
Mavs123
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 Mavs 0; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +5
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Spurs-Mavs

Jason Terry scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Tim Duncan goes for 31 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-70+40+5DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Spurs262727317118
Mavs1934312712123
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32DAL32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28DAL28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33SAS33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31SAS31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Pistons-Cavs · R2 · G4

Cleveland pulls level with Detroit

Game 4 to Cleveland, 74–72. The conference semifinals series is tied 2–2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Cavs
G1 · @ DETDET113–86G2 · @ DETDET97–91G3 · @ CLECLE86–77G4 · @ CLECLE74–72
Lead changes
Pistons-Cavs16
Spurs-Mavs9
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 241, 95 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 118, Mavs 123
241
Pistons-CavsPistons 72, Cavs 74
146
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 72, Cavs 74
+2 CLE
Spurs-MavsSpurs 118, Mavs 123
+5 DAL
DAL rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Spurs-MavsDAL won · Spurs 118, Mavs 123
7 pts
Pistons-CavsCLE won · Pistons 72, Cavs 74
6 pts
Manu shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ManuSAS · 26 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
Devin HarrisDAL · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
DirkDAL · 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
StackhouseDAL · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
53% (10-19)
DuncanSAS · 31 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK
52% (12-23)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 72Cavs 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1919211372
Cavs1620172174
The story
LeBron James' 22 points and 9 assists carried Cleveland past Detroit, 74-72

For Detroit, Richard Hamilton had 30 PTS, 2 REB 22 PTS, 9 AST, 8 REB · 8-23 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 6 going into the fourth, then won it 21-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−2−6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 118Mavs 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Spurs262727317118
Mavs1934312712123
The story
Dirk Nowitzki had 28 points as Dallas beat San Antonio 123-118 in OT

Michael Finley led San Antonio with 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 28 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Mavericks took the second 34-27.

DAL lead by quarter
200 −70+40+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg14.8Last 3 playoff games

14.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 33

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33Spurs-Mavs · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32Mavs-Spurs · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31Spurs-Mavs · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30Pistons-Cavs · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28Mavs-Spurs · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 14, 4, 10, 19, 24, 19, 10, 26Mavs-Spurs · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST