FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 25, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 7 after the first quarter and won 128–119.

Final · R1 · G2
WAS89
CLE84
Q1 WAS -2; Q2 WAS -1; Q3 WAS -2; Q4 WAS +5
Final · R1 · G2
IND75
NJN90
Q1 NJN +4; Q2 NJN +8; Q3 NJN +20; Q4 NJN +15
Final · OT · R1 · G2
SAC119
SAS128
Q1 SAS -7; Q2 SAS -5; Q3 SAS 0; Q4 SAS 0; OT1 SAS +9
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 25, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Paul Pierce (BOS vs IND), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · SAC @ SAS

Manu Ginobili scores 32, San Antonio wins in overtime

Tied 109–109 after regulation. Final: 128–119. First round series: San Antonio 2, Sacramento 0.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-500+9SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAC3026262710119
SAS2328312719128
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32SAS32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 16, 10, 19, 27, 12, 11, 6, 25, 22SAS22 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28SAC28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 6, 3, 16, 14, 8, 13, 6, 27SAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.1points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.9Reg. season avg14.0Last 2 playoff games

14.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 22 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.1minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg5.5Last 2 playoff games

5.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg45.2Today

45 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 26 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · WAS @ CLE · R1 · G2

Washington evens the series with Cleveland at 1–1

Washington won Game 2, 89–84, in the first round. Gilbert Arenas led Washington with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · WAS vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE97–86G2 · @ CLEWAS89–84Game by game through Apr 25, winner and final score. Pink = WAS win.
Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 33

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.
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 33, 25, 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33NJN vs IND · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date
33 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 22, 26, 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32SAS vs SAC · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 41, 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30WAS @ CLE · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28SAC @ SAS · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Shareef Abdur-RahimPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 6, 3, 16, 14, 8, 13, 6, 27SAC @ SAS · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 47, 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26CLE vs WAS · L
29.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST