FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 5, 2007Regular season · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 1 at halftime and won 92–85.

Final · OT · Box score
Heat94
Cavs90
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 Heat 0; OT1 MIA +4
Final · Box score
Suns85
Spurs92
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -1; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +7
On this day · 2005–06Apr 5, 2006: 10 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Suns-Spurs

Tony Parker goes for 35 in San Antonio win over Phoenix

Tim Duncan goes for 22 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-1+12+7SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1918222685
Spurs2016352192
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 22, 18, 20, 6, 23, 22, 16, 35SAS35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 17, 16, 20, 31, 20, 17, 14, 22SAS22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 17, 18, 11, 14, 18, 23, 15, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 12, 17, 8, 10, 33, 20, 17, 17PHX17 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Heat-Cavs

Miami outlasts Cleveland in overtime

83–83 at the end of regulation. Miami took the last extra period 11–7. Final: 94–90. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 20 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Top-scorer duel · Heat-Cavs
Shaquille O'Neal · MIALeBron James · CLEPTS2035REB89AST25Top scorer on each side. Bars scale within each stat. Pink = the winning side.
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs11
Heat-Cavs4
The night in charts
Heat-Cavs combined for 184, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 90
184
Suns-SpursSuns 85, Spurs 92
177
MIA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Heat-CavsHeat 94, Cavs 90
+4 MIA
Suns-SpursSuns 85, Spurs 92
+7 SAS
Shaq shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ShaqMIA · 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Antoine WalkerMIA · 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK
59% (10-17)
ParkerSAS · 35 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB, 1 STL
55% (12-22)
MarionPHX · 17 PTS, 7 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Heat-Cavs
Heat 94Cavs 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Heat242916141194
Cavs24221027790
The story
Shaquille O'Neal had 20 points as Miami beat Cleveland 94-90 in OT

Drew Gooden led Cleveland with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-13 FG

The swing

The Heat won the second 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0+7+130+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 85Spurs 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns1918222685
Spurs2016352192
The story
Michael Finley's 19 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Phoenix, 92-85

For Phoenix, Shawn Marion had 17 PTS, 7 REB 19 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-14 FG, 5-7 3PT

The swing

The Spurs trailed by 1 going into the third, then won it 35-22.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +1−1+12+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
8.5Season avg17.0Last 5

17.0 points a game over his last five games, against 8.5 in 60 earlier games. Today: 14 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Season avg13.0Last 3

13.0 minutes a game over his last three games, against 20.5 in 70 earlier games. Today: 1 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Season avg41.4Today

41 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in 74 earlier games. Line: 19 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 37, 31, 21, 18, 26, 24, 39, 31, 35Cavs-Heat · L
27.6 PPG season to date · +7.5 vs his regular-season average before tonight
35 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 22, 18, 20, 6, 23, 22, 16, 35Spurs-Suns · W
18.7 PPG season to date · +16.6 vs his regular-season average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 27, 17, 16, 20, 31, 20, 17, 14, 22Spurs-Suns · W
20.0 PPG season to date · +2.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 17, 18, 11, 14, 18, 23, 15, 20Suns-Spurs · L
18.9 PPG season to date · +1.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 13, 18, 22, 17, 15, 23, 16, 20Heat-Cavs · W
17.2 PPG season to date · +2.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 4, 11, 9, 10, 5, 5, 6, 20Heat-Cavs · W
8.3 PPG season to date · +11.9 vs his regular-season average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Kobe BryantLAL+12.0 43.1 last 10 · 31.1 season
Tony AllenBOS+7.5 19.0 last 10 · 11.5 season
Sasha PavlovicCLE+5.8 14.4 last 10 · 8.6 season
Cuttino MobleyLAC+5.4 19.3 last 10 · 13.9 season
LaMarcus AldridgePOR+5.3 14.3 last 10 · 9.0 season
Cold
Sam CassellLAC−6.5 6.1 last 10 · 12.6 season
Allen IversonDEN−6.5 20.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Richard HamiltonDET−6.3 13.7 last 10 · 20.0 season
Caron ButlerWAS−6.3 12.8 last 10 · 19.1 season
Earl BoykinsMIL−5.5 9.1 last 10 · 14.6 season