FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 19, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DAL by 6 at halftime and won 91–86.

Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Pistons84
Cavs82
Q1 DET +1; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +2
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Spurs91
Mavs86
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS -6; Q3 Spurs 0; Q4 SAS +5
On this day · 2004–05May 19, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (Pistons-Pacers), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Spurs-Mavs

Manu Ginobili scores 30 as San Antonio wins in Dallas

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-60+5SAS AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2021262491
Mavs2522201986
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 27, 10, 15, 13, 24, 26, 18, 30SAS30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24SAS24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26DAL26 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 16, 24, 17, 27, 12, 8, 16, 17DAL17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Mavs12
The night in charts
Spurs-Mavs combined for 177, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-MavsSpurs 91, Mavs 86
177
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 82
166
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Pistons-CavsPistons 84, Cavs 82
+2 DET
Spurs-MavsSpurs 91, Mavs 86
+5 SAS
Ilgauskas shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCLE · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
FinleySAS · 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
ManuSAS · 30 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
57% (8-14)
DirkDAL · 26 PTS, 21 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
GoodenCLE · 13 PTS, 8 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Pistons-Cavs
Pistons 84Cavs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons2018252184
Cavs1918242182
The story
Rasheed Wallace had 24 points as Detroit beat Cleveland 84-82

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 16 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 9-17 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Pistons won the first 20-19, their biggest quarter edge.

DET lead by quarter
200 +1+1+2+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Mavs
Spurs 91Mavs 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2021262491
Mavs2522201986
The story
Tim Duncan's 24 points carried San Antonio past Dallas, 91-86

For Dallas, Josh Howard had 17 PTS, 6 REB 24 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST · 8-21 FG

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 26-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −5−60+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 24 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg11.5Last 3 playoff games

11.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 8 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg45.0Today

45 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 16 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Pistons-Cavs · R2 · G6

Detroit leads Cleveland wire to wire

Detroit was ahead at every break and won 84–82. Best quarter: the third, 25–24. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 24 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Cavs
G1 · @ DETDET113–86G2 · @ DETDET97–91G3 · @ CLECLE86–77G4 · @ CLECLE74–72G5 · @ DETCLE86–84G6 · @ CLEDET84–82
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21, 22, 32, 32Cavs-Pistons · L
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 3, 27, 10, 15, 13, 24, 26, 18, 30Spurs-Mavs · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26Mavs-Spurs · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 21 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24Spurs-Mavs · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 12, 18, 12, 22, 10, 29, 11, 7, 10, 24Pistons-Cavs · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 16, 24, 17, 27, 12, 8, 16, 17Mavs-Spurs · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST