FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 22, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G7 · Box score
Mavs119
Spurs111
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 Mavs 0; OT1 DAL +8
Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Clippers107
Suns127
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +20
On this day · 2004–05May 22, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (Suns-Spurs), 41 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · Mavs-Spurs

Dirk Nowitzki scores 37, Dallas wins in overtime

Tim Duncan goes for 41 points

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+14+60+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Mavs3727202015119
Spurs272328267111
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37DAL37 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32, 15, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24, 41SAS41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33, 27, 8, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Spurs2
Clippers-Suns1
The night in charts
Clippers-Suns combined for 234, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SunsClippers 107, Suns 127
234
Mavs-SpursMavs 119, Spurs 111
230
DAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Mavs-SpursMavs 119, Spurs 111
+8 DAL
Clippers-SunsClippers 107, Suns 127
+20 PHX
Barbosa shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BarbosaPHX · 18 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB
80% (8-10)
NashPHX · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
BrandLAC · 36 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
62% (16-26)
MarionPHX · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
DiawPHX · 14 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
Final · Mavs-Spurs
Mavs 119Spurs 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Mavs3727202015119
Spurs272328267111
The story
Jason Terry had 27 points as Dallas beat San Antonio 119-111 in OT

Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 27 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST · 9-20 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Mavericks won the first 37-27, their biggest quarter edge.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+14+60+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 107Suns 127
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers28292228107
Suns32332933127
The story
Shawn Marion's 30 points carried Phoenix past Los Angeles, 127-107

For Los Angeles, Elton Brand had 36 PTS, 9 REB 30 PTS, 9 REB · 12-20 FG, 5-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-22, was where the Suns built it.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +4+8+15+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+15.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 41 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg46.7Today

47 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Clippers-Suns · R2 · G7

Phoenix never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 127–107. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX130–123G2 · @ PHXLAC122–97G3 · @ LACPHX94–91G4 · @ LACLAC114–107G5 · @ PHXPHX125–118G6 · @ LACLAC118–106G7 · @ PHXPHX127–107
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 41

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24, 41Spurs-Mavs · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37Mavs-Spurs · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30, 33, 30, 36Clippers-Suns · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32, 14, 36, 34, 30Suns-Clippers · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 13, 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29Suns-Clippers · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32, 15, 27Mavs-Spurs · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST