FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Jazz trailed Rockets by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–82.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Rockets82
Jazz94
Q1 Jazz -2; Q2 Jazz +3; Q3 Jazz +6; Q4 Jazz +12
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Mavs86
Warriors111
Q1 Warriors +3; Q2 Warriors +2; Q3 Warriors +23; Q4 Warriors +25
On this day · 2005–06May 3, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Wizards), 45 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Rockets-Jazz

Utah evens the series with Houston at 3–3

Stephen Jackson goes for 33 points

Game flow · Jazz margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3+6+12Jazz AHEAD ↑Rockets AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221192082
Jazz2026222694
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22Jazz22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 16, 12, 6, 4, 7, 16, 9, 19Jazz19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26Rockets26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25Rockets25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Mavs-Warriors11
Rockets-Jazz8
The night in charts
Mavs-Warriors combined for 197, 21 more than any other game
Points by game
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 86, Warriors 111
197
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 94
176
Jazz won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Rockets-JazzRockets 82, Jazz 94
+12 Jazz
Mavs-WarriorsMavs 86, Warriors 111
+25 Warriors
Kirilenko shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KirilenkoJazz · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
60% (6-10)
YaoRockets · 25 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
56% (9-16)
BoozerJazz · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
56% (9-16)
Deron WilliamsJazz · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 5 REB
55% (6-11)
Stephen JacksonWarriors · 33 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL
53% (10-19)
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 82Jazz 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2221192082
Jazz2026222694
The story
Andrei Kirilenko's 14 points carried Utah past Houston, 94-82

For Houston, Tracy McGrady had 26 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 5 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST, 3 STL · 6-10 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 26-20, was where the Jazz built it.

Jazz lead by quarter
200 −2+3+6+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Mavs-Warriors
Mavs 86Warriors 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Mavs2523152386
Warriors28223625111
The story
Baron Davis had 20 points and 10 rebounds as Golden State beat Dallas 111-86

Josh Howard led Dallas with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 6 AST · 7-17 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the third 36-15, their biggest quarter edge.

Warriors lead by quarter
300 +3+2+23+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Matt BarnesWarriors
+18.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · Mavs-Warriors · R1 · G6

Golden State controls Dallas start to finish

Golden State won 111–86, leading by as many as 25 at a break. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Mavs-Warriors
G1 · @ MavsWarriors97–85G2 · @ MavsMavs112–99G3 · @ WarriorsWarriors109–91G4 · @ WarriorsWarriors103–99G5 · @ MavsMavs118–112G6 · @ WarriorsWarriors111–86
Top performances

Stephen Jackson leads the day with 33

Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 13, 31, 23, 30, 16, 19, 16, 33Warriors-Mavs · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26Rockets-Jazz · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25Rockets-Jazz · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22Jazz-Rockets · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33, 27, 20Warriors-Mavs · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 15, 15, 21, 22, 20, 22, 23, 20Mavs-Warriors · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST