FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 13, 2005Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed DAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 119–102.

Final · R2 · G3
DET74
IND79
Q1 IND +6; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +13; Q4 IND +5
Final · R2 · G3
PHX119
DAL102
Q1 PHX -4; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +5; Q4 PHX +17
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 13, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ SAS), 22 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · PHX @ DAL

Amar'e Stoudemire scores 37 as Phoenix wins in Dallas

Final: 119–102. Amar'e Stoudemire made 13 of 24 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 2, Dallas 1.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final0-4+1+5+17PHX AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX27332732119
DAL31282320102
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30, 18, 40, 30, 37PHX37 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27PHX27 PTS · 3 REB · 17 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19, 14, 28, 23, 21DAL21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21, 9, 14, 8, 20DAL20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ IND · R2 · G3

Indiana leads Detroit wire to wire

Indiana was ahead at every break and won 79–74. Best quarter: the second, 25–17. Reggie Miller led Indiana with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs IND
G1 · @ DETDET96–81G2 · @ DETIND92–83G3 · @ INDIND79–74Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = IND 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
26.0Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 37 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg41Today

41 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 14 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 37

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 38, 26, 30, 9, 34, 30, 18, 40, 30, 37PHX @ DAL · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 8, 11, 12, 13, 24, 11, 23, 27PHX @ DAL · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 17 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 11, 20, 15, 25, 23, 11, 13, 23DET @ IND · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 28, 18, 23, 19, 14, 28, 23, 21DAL vs PHX · L
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 0, 26, 22, 14, 23, 23, 23, 21PHX @ DAL · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 18, 10, 17, 21, 9, 14, 8, 20DAL vs PHX · L
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST