FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 10, 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
NJN89
MIA111
Q1 MIA +22; Q2 MIA +20; Q3 MIA +17; Q4 MIA +22
Final · R2 · G2
LAC122
PHX97
Q1 LAC +16; Q2 LAC +14; Q3 LAC +19; Q4 LAC +25
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 10, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Antawn Jamison (WAS @ MIA), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · NJN @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 31 in Miami rout of New Jersey

Final: 111–89, a 22-point win. Conference semifinals series: Miami 1, New Jersey 1.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+22+20+17+22MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN1921272289
MIA41192427111
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31MIA31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21MIA21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22NJN22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 19, 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16NJN16 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX · R2 · G2

Clippers control Phoenix start to finish

Clippers won 122–97, leading by as many as 25 at a break. Elton Brand led Clippers with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX130–123G2 · @ PHXLAC122–97Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg8.8Last 3 playoff games

8.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.4 in the regular season (43 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
10.2Reg. season avg22.2Today

22 minutes today, against 10.2 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 11 points, 1 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 31

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 25, 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31MIA vs NJN · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27LAC @ PHX · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Cuttino MobleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 10, 17, 21, 8, 11, 23, 3, 23LAC @ PHX · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23LAC @ PHX · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22NJN @ MIA · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21MIA vs NJN · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST