FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 9, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
CLE91
DET97
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +16; Q3 DET +18; Q4 DET +6
Final · R2 · G2
DAL113
SAS91
Q1 DAL +4; Q2 DAL +20; Q3 DAL +18; Q4 DAL +22
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 9, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs DAL), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · CLE @ DET

Detroit takes Game 2, leads Cleveland 2–0

97–91 in Detroit. The conference semifinals series continues. Rasheed Wallace led Detroit with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · DET 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+16+18+6DET AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1620243191
DET2329261997
Who led
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 9, 22, 12, 18, 12, 22, 10, 29DET29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 6, 15, 22, 6, 18, 12, 24, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30CLE30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 6, 7, 24, 8, 6, 6, 2, 4, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · DAL @ SAS · R2 · G2

Dallas leads San Antonio wire to wire

Dallas was ahead at every break and won 113–91. Best quarter: the second, 32–16. Josh Howard led Dallas with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS87–85G2 · @ SASDAL113–91Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg20.7Last 3 playoff games

20.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg32.7Today

33 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (56 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30CLE @ DET · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 10, 9, 22, 12, 18, 12, 22, 10, 29DET vs CLE · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 10, 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28SAS vs DAL · L
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 18, 7, 8, 17, 16, 24, 17, 27DAL @ SAS · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21DAL @ SAS · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 4, 2, 0, 7, 4, 6, 3, 20DAL @ SAS · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST