FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 12, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed LAC by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G3
MIA103
NJN92
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R2 · G3
PHX94
LAC91
Q1 PHX -2; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +9; Q4 PHX +3
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 12, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ WAS), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · PHX @ LAC

Shawn Marion scores 32 as Phoenix wins in Los Angeles

Final: 94–91. Shawn Marion made 12 of 24 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 2, Clippers 1.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-20+9+3PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX2622242294
LAC2820152891
Who led
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32PHX32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19PHX19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20LAC20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 8, 5, 8, 8, 14, 1, 5, 10, 18LAC18 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Second story · MIA @ NJN · R2 · G3

Miami beats New Jersey by 11, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 103–92. Series: 2–1. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NJN
G1 · @ MIANJN100–88G2 · @ MIAMIA111–89G3 · @ NJNMIA103–92Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.2Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 43 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 7 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg40.9Today

41 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Vince Carter leads the day with 43

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: 16, 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43NJN vs MIA · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
43 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32PHX @ LAC · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30MIA @ NJN · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20LAC vs PHX · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19PHX @ LAC · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 22, 8, 16, 16, 30, 20, 21, 19MIA @ NJN · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST