FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, April 24, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
CHI108
MIA115
Q1 MIA +7; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +7
Final · R1 · G2
DEN87
LAC98
Q1 LAC +19; Q2 LAC +22; Q3 LAC +16; Q4 LAC +11
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 · 2004–05Apr 24, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs NJN), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · CHI @ MIA

Miami goes up 2–0 on Chicago

Game 2 went to the Heat, 115–108. Shaquille O'Neal led Miami with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 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+7+11+19+7MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI26311932108
MIA33352720115
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 3, 18, 0, 4, 9, 13, 17, 22MIA22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30CHI30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 22, 17, 19, 17, 26, 17, 19, 29CHI29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Second story · DEN @ LAC · R1 · G2

Clippers lead Denver wire to wire

Clippers were ahead at every break and won 98–87. Best quarter: the first, 32–13. Cuttino Mobley led Clippers with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DEN vs LAC
G1 · @ LACLAC89–87G2 · @ LACLAC98–87Game by game through Apr 24, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg24.0Last 2 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.5Reg. season avg16.1Last 2 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.5 in the regular season (32 games). Today: 12 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg44.7Today

45 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Andres Nocioni leads the day with 30

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.
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30CHI @ MIA · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Kirk HinrichPoints, last 10 games: 14, 5, 22, 17, 19, 17, 26, 17, 19, 29CHI @ MIA · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 18, 24, 28, 27, 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22MIA vs CHI · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 5, 3, 18, 0, 4, 9, 13, 17, 22MIA vs CHI · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 44, 32, 14, 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30, 21MIA vs CHI · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 6, 10, 13, 18, 10, 10, 17, 21LAC vs DEN · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST