FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 5, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Bulls69
Pistons95
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +26
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Jazz103
Rockets99
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +4
On this day · 2005–06May 5, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (Wizards-Cavs), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Jazz-Rockets

Carlos Boozer scores 35 as Utah wins in Houston

Tracy McGrady goes for 29 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+10+8+4UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29242228103
Rockets2221243299
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22, 35UTA35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20UTA20 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26, 29HOU29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25, 29HOU29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Bulls-Pistons · R2 · G1

Detroit keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 26. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET95–69
Lead changes
Jazz-Rockets3
Bulls-Pistons2
The night in charts
Jazz-Rockets combined for 202, 38 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 99
202
Bulls-PistonsBulls 69, Pistons 95
164
UTA won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Jazz-RocketsJazz 103, Rockets 99
+4 UTA
Bulls-PistonsBulls 69, Pistons 95
+26 DET
Boozer shot 13-of-23 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoozerUTA · 35 PTS, 14 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
OkurUTA · 16 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST
54% (7-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 20 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
BillupsDET · 20 PTS, 4 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
50% (7-14)
T-MacHOU · 29 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB, 3 BLK
48% (12-25)
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 103Rockets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz29242228103
Rockets2221243299
The story
Deron Williams had 20 points and 14 assists as Utah beat Houston 103-99

Shane Battier led Houston with 16 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 14 AST, 2 REB · 7-13 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 29-22, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +7+10+8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Pistons
Bulls 69Pistons 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2318161269
Pistons2925162595
The story
Richard Hamilton's 20 points carried Detroit past Chicago, 95-69

For Chicago, Kirk Hinrich had 15 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 8-18 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 25-12, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
300 +6+13+13+26 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.9Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Reg. season avg17.8Last 3 playoff games

17.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 35

Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22, 35Jazz-Rockets · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26, 29Rockets-Jazz · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25, 29Rockets-Jazz · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20Jazz-Rockets · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19, 20Pistons-Bulls · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25, 20Pistons-Bulls · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST