FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 15, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed SAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 123–118.

Final · R2 · G4
DET72
CLE74
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE -6; Q4 CLE +2
Final · OT · R2 · G4
SAS118
DAL123
Q1 DAL -7; Q2 DAL 0; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +5
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 15, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Steve Nash (PHX @ DAL), 48 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · SAS @ DAL

Jason Terry scores 32, Dallas wins in overtime

Tied 111–111 after regulation. Final: 123–118. Conference semifinals series: Dallas 3, San Antonio 1.

Game flow · DAL 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.Final0-70+40+5DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
SAS262727317118
DAL1934312712123
Who led
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32DAL32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28DAL28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33SAS33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31SAS31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Second story · DET @ CLE · R2 · G4

Cleveland pulls level with Detroit

Game 4 to Cleveland, 74–72. The conference semifinals series is tied 2–2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs CLE
G1 · @ DETDET113–86G2 · @ DETDET97–91G3 · @ CLECLE86–77G4 · @ CLECLE74–72Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 31 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg14.8Last 3 playoff games

14.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 3 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 17.0 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker 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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33SAS @ DAL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32DAL vs SAS · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31SAS @ DAL · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22, 30DET @ CLE · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28DAL vs SAS · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Jerry StackhousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 14, 4, 10, 19, 24, 19, 10, 26DAL vs SAS · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST