FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 8, 2005Playoffs · 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
WAS86
MIA105
Q1 MIA +8; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA +18; Q4 MIA +19
Final · R2 · G1
SEA81
SAS103
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +27; Q3 SAS +18; Q4 SAS +22
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2003–04May 8, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (MIN vs SAC), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · WAS @ MIA

Miami takes Game 1, leads Washington 1–0

105–86 in Miami. The conference semifinals series continues. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+8+2+18+19MIA AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS1829172286
MIA26233323105
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22, 34, 20MIA20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25, 17, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 25, 9, 39, 32, 23, 16, 19, 25WAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33, 21, 23WAS23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SEA @ SAS · R2 · G1

San Antonio controls Seattle start to finish

San Antonio won 103–81, leading by as many as 27 at a break. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 29 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists.

Series tracker · SEA vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS103–81Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 29 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 29

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 10, 8, 12, 19, 10, 29, 21, 29SAS vs SEA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 27, 8, 25, 9, 39, 32, 23, 16, 19, 25WAS @ MIA · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 16, 31, 19, 21, 10, 33, 21, 23WAS @ MIA · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 17, 3, 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22SAS vs SEA · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 5, 48, 17, 13, 14, 32, 17, 22, 34, 20MIA vs WAS · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 24, 34, 13, 34, 11, 17, 14, 25, 17, 19MIA vs WAS · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST