FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 16, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Heat trailed Nets by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–105.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nets105
Heat106
Q1 Heat -9; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 Heat +3; Q4 Heat +1
Final · 2OT · R2 · G5 · Box score
Clippers118
Suns125
Q1 Suns -5; Q2 Suns +6; Q3 Suns +6; Q4 Suns 0; OT1 Suns 0; OT2 Suns +7
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Nets-Heat

Miami closes out New Jersey in five

Elton Brand goes for 33 points

Game flow · Heat margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+3+1Heat AHEAD ↑Nets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33212823105
Heat24303121106
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 17, 12, 4, 6, 16, 20, 23Heat23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21Heat21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16, 17, 17, 33Nets33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26, 33Nets33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · Clippers-Suns · R2 · G5

Phoenix takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

125–118 in Phoenix. The conference semifinals series continues. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 36 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Suns
G1 · @ SunsSuns130–123G2 · @ SunsClippers122–97G3 · @ ClippersSuns94–91G4 · @ ClippersClippers114–107G5 · @ SunsSuns125–118
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns20
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 243, 32 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 118, Suns 125
243
Nets-HeatNets 105, Heat 106
211
Heat won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 105, Heat 106
+1 Heat
Clippers-SunsClippers 118, Suns 125
+7 Suns
Heat rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nets-HeatHeat won · Nets 105, Heat 106
9 pts
Clippers-SunsSuns won · Clippers 118, Suns 125
5 pts
Shaq shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqHeat · 17 PTS, 3 REB
80% (8-10)
KiddNets · 20 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 4 STL
64% (7-11)
BellSuns · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
JeffersonNets · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
59% (13-22)
Tim ThomasSuns · 25 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
59% (10-17)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 105Heat 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets33212823105
Heat24303121106
The story
Antoine Walker had 23 points as Miami beat New Jersey 106-105

Vince Carter led New Jersey with 33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the first, the Heat took the second 30-21.

Heat lead by quarter
200 −90+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Richard Jefferson led the game in fantasy with 58.4 FPTS (33 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST)

Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 118Suns 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2T
Clippers31212623107118
Suns263226171014125
The story
Steve Nash's 17 points and 13 assists carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 125-118 in OT

For Los Angeles, Vladimir Radmanovic had 13 PTS, 7 REB 17 PTS, 13 AST, 7 REB · 7-17 FG, 0-5 3PT

The swing

The Suns trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-21.

Suns lead by quarter
200 −5+6+600+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.2Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 36

Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32, 14, 36Suns-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30, 33Clippers-Suns · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16, 17, 17, 33Nets-Heat · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26, 33Nets-Heat · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28, 32Clippers-Suns · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19, 13, 25Suns-Clippers · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST