FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 14, 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 · G4
MIA102
NJN92
Q1 MIA +3; Q2 MIA +6; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R2 · G4
PHX107
LAC114
Q1 LAC +5; Q2 LAC +10; Q3 LAC +8; Q4 LAC +7
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 14, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ WAS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · PHX @ LAC

Clippers even the series with Phoenix at 2–2

Clippers won Game 4, 114–107, in the conference semifinals. Elton Brand led Clippers with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+8+7LAC AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX28233125107
LAC33282924114
Who led
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30LAC30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28LAC28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 7, 11, 13, 22, 20, 14, 33PHX33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21PHX21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Second story · MIA @ NJN · R2 · G4

Miami never trails at a break against New Jersey

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–92. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs NJN
G1 · @ MIANJN100–88G2 · @ MIAMIA111–89G3 · @ NJNMIA103–92G4 · @ NJNMIA102–92Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.8Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 30.8 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Raja Bell leads the day with 33

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.
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 10, 7, 11, 13, 22, 20, 14, 33PHX @ LAC · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +18.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31MIA @ NJN · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30LAC vs PHX · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28LAC vs PHX · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 31, 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26NJN vs MIA · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21, 19, 14, 11, 21PHX @ LAC · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST