FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 17, 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 · G5
IND67
DET86
Q1 DET +2; Q2 DET +7; Q3 DET +23; Q4 DET +19
Final · R2 · G5
SEA90
SAS103
Q1 SAS +7; Q2 SAS 0; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +13
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · SEA @ SAS

Manu Ginobili goes for 39 in San Antonio win over Seattle

San Antonio won 103–90. Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 3, Seattle 2.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+70+10+13SAS AHEAD ↑SEA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SEA1832182290
SAS25252825103
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 32, 24, 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39SAS39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20SAS20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19SEA19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 17SEA17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ DET · R2 · G5

Detroit controls Indiana start to finish

Detroit won 86–67, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Ben Wallace led Detroit with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET96–81G2 · @ DETIND92–83G3 · @ INDIND79–74G4 · @ INDDET89–76G5 · @ DETDET86–67Game by game through May 17, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.0Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 39

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.
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 32, 24, 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39SAS vs SEA · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +18.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 11, 39, 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20SAS vs SEA · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Ben WallacePoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 29, 12, 11, 21, 3, 7, 6, 19DET vs IND · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 33, 45, 30, 8, 25, 20, 32, 19SEA @ SAS · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Nazr MohammedPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 3, 6, 10, 3, 7, 7, 2, 19SAS vs SEA · W
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 9, 3, 7, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 17SEA @ SAS · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST