FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 2, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed SAC by 3 at halftime and won 109–98.

Final · R1 · G5
IND86
NJN92
Q1 NJN +3; Q2 NJN +3; Q3 NJN +7; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R1 · G5
CHI78
MIA92
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +14
Final · R1 · G5
SAC98
SAS109
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS -3; Q3 SAS +12; Q4 SAS +11
Final · R1 · G5
LAL97
PHX114
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +16; 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 · 2004–05May 2, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS @ DEN), 39 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · SAC @ SAS

San Antonio beats Sacramento by 11, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 109–98. Series: 3–2. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists. Bonzi Wells scored 38 for Sacramento in the loss.

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+2-3+12+11SAS AHEAD ↑SAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAC1927223098
SAS21223729109
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32, 8, 3, 27SAS27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24SAS24 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25, 38SAC38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 23, 7, 13, 3, 16, 22, 14, 24SAC24 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Second story · IND @ NJN · R1 · G5

New Jersey leads Indiana wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 92–86. Best quarter: the first, 28–25. Vince Carter led New Jersey with 34 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs NJN
G1 · @ NJNIND90–88G2 · @ NJNNJN90–75G3 · @ INDIND107–95G4 · @ INDNJN97–88G5 · @ NJNNJN92–86Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.6Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.6 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 38 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg43.1Today

43 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Bonzi Wells leads the day with 38

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.
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25, 38SAC @ SAS · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high38 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 43, 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34NJN vs IND · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 15 REB · 7 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29LAL @ PHX · L
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 29, 11, 27, 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28MIA vs CHI · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 22, 14, 18, 11, 10, 32, 8, 3, 27SAS vs SAC · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 11, 11, 6, 15, 13, 14, 21, 25PHX vs LAL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 9 AST