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Wednesday, May 2, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 93–78.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets78
Spurs93
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +15
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Lakers110
Suns119
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +9
On this day · 2005–06May 2, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Bonzi Wells (Kings-Spurs), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Nuggets-Spurs

San Antonio beats Denver, 93–78

Shawn Marion goes for 26 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4+4+15SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2127111978
Spurs2519193093
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 8, 17, 7, 15, 14, 16, 9, 26SAS26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23SAS23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 16, 25, 31, 20, 20, 22, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29, 21DEN21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Lakers-Suns · R1 · G5

Phoenix never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–110. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Lakers-Suns
G1 · @ PHXPHX95–87G2 · @ PHXPHX126–98G3 · @ LALLAL95–89G4 · @ LALPHX113–100G5 · @ PHXPHX119–110
Lead changes
Nuggets-Spurs6
Lakers-Suns0
The night in charts
Lakers-Suns combined for 229, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-SunsLakers 110, Suns 119
229
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 78, Spurs 93
171
PHX won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Lakers-SunsLakers 110, Suns 119
+9 PHX
Nuggets-SpursNuggets 78, Spurs 93
+15 SAS
Finley shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
FinleySAS · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
OdomLAL · 33 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
62% (13-21)
DuncanSAS · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
MarionPHX · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
52% (11-21)
BarbosaPHX · 18 PTS, 3 STL, 1 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 110Suns 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers23293325110
Suns32322728119
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 27 points and 16 rebounds as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 119-110

Ronny Turiaf led Los Angeles with 12 PTS, 10 REB 27 PTS, 16 REB, 1 AST · 6-16 FG

The swing

The Suns won the first 32-23, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +9+12+6+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Spurs
Nuggets 78Spurs 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2127111978
Spurs2519193093
The story
Tim Duncan's 23 points and 12 rebounds carried San Antonio past Denver, 93-78

For Denver, Marcus Camby had 19 REB, 4 PTS, 2 AST 23 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST · 10-19 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +4−4+4+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg14.9Last 3 playoff games

14.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45, 31, 34Lakers-Suns · L
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 16, 14, 15, 17, 10, 18, 19, 33Lakers-Suns · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27Suns-Lakers · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 27, 10, 16, 18, 10, 22, 26Suns-Lakers · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 8, 17, 7, 15, 14, 16, 9, 26Spurs-Nuggets · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23Spurs-Nuggets · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST