FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 17, 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 · G5 · Box score
Cavs86
Pistons84
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +2
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Mavs97
Spurs98
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 Spurs 0; Q3 SAS +3; Q4 SAS +1
On this day · 2004–05May 17, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Sonics), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Mavs-Spurs

Tim Duncan posts 36 and 12 as San Antonio beats Dallas

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+50+3+1SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2433211997
Spurs2928241798
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36SAS36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33, 27SAS27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31DAL31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 7, 8, 17, 16, 24, 17, 27, 12, 8, 16DAL16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs16
Cavs-Pistons12
The night in charts
Mavs-Spurs combined for 195, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-SpursMavs 97, Spurs 98
195
Cavs-PistonsCavs 86, Pistons 84
170
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 97, Spurs 98
+1 SAS
Cavs-PistonsCavs 86, Pistons 84
+2 CLE
Duncan shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 36 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
68% (13-19)
DirkDAL · 31 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
59% (13-22)
HowardDAL · 16 PTS, 8 REB
58% (7-12)
PrinceDET · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
ManuSAS · 18 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
46% (6-13)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 97Spurs 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2433211997
Spurs2928241798
The story
Tony Parker had 27 points as San Antonio beat Dallas 98-97

Josh Howard led Dallas with 16 PTS, 8 REB 27 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 11-24 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +50+3+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Pistons
Cavs 86Pistons 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2030181886
Pistons2025211884
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 14 points and 10 rebounds carried Cleveland past Detroit, 86-84

For Detroit, Tayshaun Prince had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 6-13 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 30-25, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+5+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 36 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg9.8Last 3 playoff games

9.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg43.7Today

44 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Cavs-Pistons · R2 · G5

Cleveland goes up 3–2 on Detroit

Game 5 went to the Cavaliers, 86–84. LeBron James led Cleveland with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET113–86G2 · @ DETDET97–91G3 · @ CLECLE86–77G4 · @ CLECLE74–72G5 · @ DETCLE86–84
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 36

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36Spurs-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high36 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21, 22, 32Cavs-Pistons · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31Mavs-Spurs · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33, 27Spurs-Mavs · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 6, 18, 12, 24, 20, 10, 16, 21Pistons-Cavs · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 32, 8, 3, 27, 10, 15, 13, 24, 26, 18Spurs-Mavs · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST