FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 18, 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 · G6 · Box score
Cavs88
Nets72
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +16
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Suns106
Spurs114
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +8
On this day · 2005–06May 18, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (Suns-Clippers), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Suns-Spurs

Manu Ginobili posts 33 and 11 as San Antonio beats Phoenix

Amar'e Stoudemire goes for 38 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+2+14+8SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23281639106
Spurs23302833114
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33SAS33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30SAS30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26, 38PHX38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24, 19, 18PHX18 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Second story · Cavs-Nets · R2 · G6

Steady Cleveland beats New Jersey

Leads at every break, then an 88–72 final. LeBron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Nets
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92G3 · @ NJNNJN96–85G4 · @ NJNCLE87–85G5 · @ CLENJN83–72G6 · @ NJNCLE88–72
Lead changes
Suns-Spurs19
Cavs-Nets4
The night in charts
Suns-Spurs combined for 220, 60 more than any other game
Points by game
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 114
220
Cavs-NetsCavs 88, Nets 72
160
SAS won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Suns-SpursSuns 106, Spurs 114
+8 SAS
Cavs-NetsCavs 88, Nets 72
+16 CLE
Gooden shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GoodenCLE · 16 PTS, 7 REB
73% (8-11)
NashPHX · 18 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
ManuSAS · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
65% (11-17)
DuncanSAS · 24 PTS, 13 REB, 9 BLK, 1 AST
58% (11-19)
MarshallCLE · 18 PTS, 5 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Suns-Spurs
Suns 106Spurs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns23281639106
Spurs23302833114
The story
Tim Duncan had 24 points and 13 rebounds as San Antonio beat Phoenix 114-106

Steve Nash led Phoenix with 18 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB 24 PTS, 13 REB, 9 BLK, 1 AST · 11-19 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the third 28-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+2+14+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Nets
Cavs 88Nets 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs322182788
Nets1523221272
The story
LeBron James' 23 points and 8 assists carried Cleveland past New Jersey, 88-72

For New Jersey, Richard Jefferson had 16 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 32-15, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +17+15+1+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Jason Kidd was the fantasy play: 51.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26, 38Suns-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33Spurs-Suns · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30Spurs-Suns · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24Spurs-Suns · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 30, 31, 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23Cavs-Nets · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 18, 7, 17, 23, 5, 20, 19Nets-Cavs · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST