FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 11, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed DET by 15 after the first quarter and won 92–83.

Final · R2 · G2
IND92
DET83
Q1 IND -15; Q2 IND -10; Q3 IND -1; Q4 IND +9
Final · R2 · G2
DAL108
PHX106
Q1 DAL +12; Q2 DAL +8; Q3 DAL -2; Q4 DAL +2
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 11, 2004: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs SAS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · IND @ DET

Indiana pulls level with Detroit

Game 2 to Indiana, 92–83. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Jermaine O'Neal led Indiana with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-15-10-1+9IND AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1822282492
DET3317191483
Who led
Jermaine O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 13, 21, 9, 19, 26, 15, 22, 22IND22 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Reggie MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 28, 33, 12, 12, 12, 5, 6, 19IND19 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 23, 14, 19, 17, 14, 8, 24DET24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 2, 29, 15, 15, 17, 9, 11, 14DET14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DAL @ PHX · R2 · G2

Dallas wins Game 2 over Phoenix, 108–106

Conference semifinals series: Dallas 1, Phoenix 1. Michael Finley led Dallas with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX127–102G2 · @ PHXDAL108–106Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 12 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.8Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 34.8 a game in the regular season (44 games). Line: 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Michael Finley leads the day with 31

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.
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 10, 20, 18, 12, 14, 13, 13, 31DAL @ PHX · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +17.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 24, 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30, 18, 40, 30PHX vs DAL · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 23, 14, 19, 17, 14, 8, 24DET vs IND · L
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 24, 11, 23PHX vs DAL · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 13 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 18, 0, 26, 22, 14, 23, 23, 23PHX vs DAL · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19, 14, 28, 23DAL @ PHX · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST