FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 22, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G7
DAL119
SAS111
Q1 DAL +10; Q2 DAL +14; Q3 DAL +6; Q4 DAL 0; OT1 DAL +8
Final · R2 · G7
LAC107
PHX127
Q1 PHX +4; Q2 PHX +8; Q3 PHX +15; Q4 PHX +20
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 22, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX vs SAS), 41 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 7 · DAL @ SAS

Dirk Nowitzki scores 37, Dallas wins in overtime

Tied 104–104 after regulation. Final: 119–111. Dallas wins the conference semifinals series 4–3. Tim Duncan scored 41 for San Antonio in the loss.

Game flow · DAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+10+14+60+8DAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
DAL3727202015119
SAS272328267111
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37DAL37 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32, 15, 27DAL27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24, 41SAS41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 31, 19, 15, 15, 33, 27, 8, 24SAS24 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg33.7Last 3 playoff games

33.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 41 points in 50 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.8Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.8 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.5Reg. season avg46.7Today

47 minutes today, against 26.5 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · LAC @ PHX · R2 · G7

Phoenix never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 127–107. Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX130–123G2 · @ PHXLAC122–97G3 · @ LACPHX94–91G4 · @ LACLAC114–107G5 · @ PHXPHX125–118G6 · @ LACLAC118–106G7 · @ PHXPHX127–107Game by game through May 22, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 41

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35, 31, 36, 24, 41SAS vs DAL · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high41 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27, 28, 31, 26, 37DAL @ SAS · W
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 40, 27, 20, 30, 33, 30, 36LAC @ PHX · L
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 14, 20, 13, 32, 14, 36, 34, 30PHX vs LAC · W
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 22, 32, 13, 31, 14, 12, 8, 17, 17, 29PHX vs LAC · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 22, 12, 14, 11, 19, 32, 15, 27DAL @ SAS · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST