FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 4, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAL by 7 after the first quarter and won 126–118.

Final · R1 · G6
NJN96
IND90
Q1 NJN -5; Q2 NJN 0; Q3 NJN +4; Q4 NJN +6
Final · R1 · G6
MIA113
CHI96
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +15; Q4 MIA +17
Final · OT · R1 · G6
PHX126
LAL118
Q1 PHX -7; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +3; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX +8
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 4, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Larry Hughes (WAS @ CHI), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · PHX @ LAL

Phoenix evens the series with Lakers at 3–3

Phoenix won Game 6, 126–118, in the first round. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 13 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 50 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · PHX 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+3+30+8PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
PHX3030281721126
LAL3720282013118
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29, 17, 22, 22, 32PHX32 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 21, 8, 15, 0, 9, 6, 11, 22PHX22 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50LAL50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 14, 6, 21, 21, 15, 25, 18, 22LAL22 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 40 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg47.4Today

47 minutes today, against 27.9 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 22 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · NJN @ IND · R1 · G6

New Jersey finishes off Indiana, wins the series 4–2

96–90 in Game 6 of the first round. Richard Jefferson led New Jersey with 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs IND
G1 · @ NJNIND90–88G2 · @ NJNNJN90–75G3 · @ INDIND107–95G4 · @ INDNJN97–88G5 · @ NJNNJN92–86G6 · @ INDNJN96–90Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 50

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50LAL vs PHX · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +25.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
50 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Anthony JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 22, 10, 12, 17, 25, 12, 14, 40IND vs NJN · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +24.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29, 17, 22, 22, 32PHX @ LAL · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 2 REB · 13 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 16, 15, 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30MIA @ CHI · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 15, 13, 19, 21, 25, 22, 24, 30NJN @ IND · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24NJN @ IND · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST