FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 16, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NJN by 9 after the first quarter and won 106–105.

Final · R2 · G5
NJN105
MIA106
Q1 MIA -9; Q2 MIA 0; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +1
Final · 2OT · R2 · G5
LAC118
PHX125
Q1 PHX -5; Q2 PHX +6; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX 0; OT1 PHX 0; OT2 PHX +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · NJN @ MIA

Miami closes out New Jersey in five

Miami won Game 5, 106–105, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. Antoine Walker led Miami with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+3+1MIA AHEAD ↑NJN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NJN33212823105
MIA24303121106
Who led
Antoine WalkerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 17, 12, 4, 6, 16, 20, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 26, 20, 28, 23, 25, 31, 30, 31, 21MIA21 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16, 17, 17, 33NJN33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26, 33NJN33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAC @ PHX · R2 · G5

Phoenix takes Game 5, leads Clippers 3–2

125–118 in Phoenix. The conference semifinals series continues. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 36 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX130–123G2 · @ PHXLAC122–97G3 · @ LACPHX94–91G4 · @ LACLAC114–107G5 · @ PHXPHX125–118Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.2Reg. season avg34.0Last 3 playoff games

34.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 33 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+23.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg46Today

46 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Shawn Marion leads the day with 36

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.
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32, 14, 36PHX vs LAC · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30, 33LAC @ PHX · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 25, 22, 24, 30, 20, 16, 17, 17, 33NJN @ MIA · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 33, 25, 28, 34, 24, 27, 22, 43, 26, 33NJN @ MIA · L
29.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Sam CassellPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 20, 11, 10, 28, 23, 6, 28, 32LAC @ PHX · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tim ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 13, 21, 12, 12, 15, 19, 13, 25PHX vs LAC · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST