FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 16, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 11 after the first quarter and won 88–85.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nets83
Cavs72
Q1 NJN +6; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +18; Q4 NJN +11
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Spurs88
Suns85
Q1 SAS -11; Q2 SAS -11; Q3 SAS -6; Q4 SAS +3
On this day · 2005–06May 16, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Clippers), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Spurs-Suns

San Antonio beats Phoenix by 3, moves within one of advancing

Tim Duncan goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-11-6+3SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1320233288
Suns2420182385
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26SAS26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21SAS21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 22, 26, 16, 5, 26, 12, 24PHX24 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24, 19PHX19 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Second story · Nets-Cavs · R2 · G5

New Jersey keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. New Jersey won by 11. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Cavs
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92G3 · @ NJNNJN96–85G4 · @ NJNCLE87–85G5 · @ CLENJN83–72
Lead changes
Spurs-Suns4
Nets-Cavs4
The night in charts
Spurs-Suns combined for 173, 18 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-SunsSpurs 88, Suns 85
173
Nets-CavsNets 83, Cavs 72
155
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-SunsSpurs 88, Suns 85
+3 SAS
Nets-CavsNets 83, Cavs 72
+11 NJN
Kidd shot 8-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KiddNJN · 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
57% (8-14)
MarionPHX · 24 PTS, 17 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
JeffersonNJN · 15 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
50% (7-14)
Mikki MooreNJN · 14 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (6-12)
Final · Spurs-Suns
Spurs 88Suns 85
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1320233288
Suns2420182385
The story
Michael Finley had 13 points as San Antonio beat Phoenix 88-85

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 19 PTS, 12 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 4-10 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the third, the Spurs took the fourth 32-23.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −11−11−6+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nets-Cavs
Nets 83Cavs 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets242330683
Cavs1821201372
The story
Jason Kidd's 20 points carried New Jersey past Cleveland, 83-72

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 20 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL · 8-14 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-20, was where the Nets built it.

NJN lead by quarter
200 +6+8+18+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.7Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 15 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 26

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26Spurs-Suns · W
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 10, 22, 26, 16, 5, 26, 12, 24Suns-Spurs · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21Spurs-Suns · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 14, 16, 17, 11, 18, 7, 17, 23, 5, 20Nets-Cavs · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 27, 30, 31, 21, 36, 18, 30, 20Cavs-Nets · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24, 19Suns-Spurs · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST