FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nets96
Raptors98
Q1 TOR +20; Q2 TOR +17; Q3 TOR +12; Q4 TOR +2
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Warriors112
Mavs118
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +7; Q3 DAL +3; Q4 DAL +6
On this day · 2005–06May 1, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (Pistons-Bucks), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Nets-Raptors

Toronto stays alive against New Jersey

Dirk Nowitzki goes for 30 points

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20+17+12+2TOR AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1329252996
Raptors3326201998
Who led
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 18, 6, 5, 13, 8, 12, 6, 25TOR25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Anthony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 21, 19, 14, 16, 26, 14, 5, 18TOR18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 35, 29, 24, 16, 19, 37, 27, 30NJN30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 24, 18, 15, 21, 28, 13, 18, 23, 23NJN23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Mavs8
Nets-Raptors0
The night in charts
Warriors-Mavs combined for 230, 36 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 118
230
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 98
194
TOR won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nets-RaptorsNets 96, Raptors 98
+2 TOR
Warriors-MavsWarriors 112, Mavs 118
+6 DAL
Jefferson shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonNJN · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Baron DavisGSW · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
63% (10-16)
HowardDAL · 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
CalderonTOR · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (12-20)
RichardsonGSW · 23 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST
56% (9-16)
Final · Nets-Raptors
Nets 96Raptors 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets1329252996
Raptors3326201998
The story
Jose Calderon had 25 points and 8 assists as Toronto beat New Jersey 98-96

Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB · 12-20 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the first 33-13, their biggest quarter edge.

TOR lead by quarter
200 +20+17+12+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Vince Carter led the game in fantasy with 41.0 FPTS (30 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST)

Final · Warriors-Mavs
Warriors 112Mavs 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28273225112
Mavs38242828118
The story
Josh Howard's 23 points carried Dallas past Golden State, 118-112

For Golden State, Stephen Jackson had 16 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 23 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 10-16 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-28, was where the Mavericks built it.

DAL lead by quarter
200 +10+7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 23 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Warriors-Mavs · R1 · G5

Dallas leads Golden State wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 118–112. Best quarter: the first, 38–28. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Mavs
G1 · @ DALGSW97–85G2 · @ DALDAL112–99G3 · @ GSWGSW109–91G4 · @ GSWGSW103–99G5 · @ DALDAL118–112
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 30

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 11, 26, 23, 21, 20, 14, 23, 20, 23, 30Mavs-Warriors · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 35, 29, 24, 16, 19, 37, 27, 30Nets-Raptors · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33, 27Warriors-Mavs · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Jose CalderonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 18, 6, 5, 13, 8, 12, 6, 25Raptors-Nets · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 12, 15, 15, 21, 22, 20, 22, 23Mavs-Warriors · W
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 32, 14, 25, 13, 14, 30, 22, 23Warriors-Mavs · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST