FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 28, 2005Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
PHX92
SAS102
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +17; Q3 SAS +17; Q4 SAS +10
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 28, 2004: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (DET vs IND), 22 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · PHX @ SAS

Tim Duncan posts 33 and 15 as San Antonio beats Phoenix

33 points and 15 rebounds in a 102–92 win. Conference finals series: San Antonio 3, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · SAS 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+9+17+17+10SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2910242992
SAS38182422102
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26, 28, 30, 33SAS33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39, 13, 20, 26, 18SAS18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 40, 30, 37, 15, 33, 18, 41, 37, 34PHX34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39, 29, 29, 20PHX20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.0Reg. season avg37.3Last 3 playoff games

37.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 34 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.8 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 7 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 34

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: 18, 40, 30, 37, 15, 33, 18, 41, 37, 34PHX @ SAS · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 25, 23, 35, 20, 26, 28, 30, 33SAS vs PHX · W
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 23, 27, 48, 34, 39, 29, 29, 20PHX @ SAS · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 28, 18, 15, 39, 13, 20, 26, 18SAS vs PHX · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 22, 18, 12, 11, 14, 29, 24, 18SAS vs PHX · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 19, 16, 20, 20, 25, 25, 8, 15PHX @ SAS · L
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST