FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 2, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DEN by 4 at halftime and won 93–78.

Final · R1 · G5
DEN78
SAS93
Q1 SAS +4; Q2 SAS -4; Q3 SAS +4; Q4 SAS +15
Final · R1 · G5
LAL110
PHX119
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +12; Q3 PHX +6; Q4 PHX +9
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 · 2005–06May 2, 2006: 4 games. Top scorer: Bonzi Wells (SAC @ SAS), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · DEN @ SAS

San Antonio beats Denver, 93–78

San Antonio led 63–59 after three and won by 15. Michael Finley led San Antonio with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-4+4+15SAS AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2127111978
SAS2519193093
Who led
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 8, 17, 7, 15, 14, 16, 9, 26SAS26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23SAS23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 22, 23, 16, 25, 31, 20, 20, 22, 21DEN21 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 31, 28, 21, 30, 26, 28, 29, 21DEN21 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ PHX · R1 · G5

Phoenix never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 119–110. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 27 points, 16 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · LAL vs PHX
G1 · @ PHXPHX95–87G2 · @ PHXPHX126–98G3 · @ LALLAL95–89G4 · @ LALPHX113–100G5 · @ PHXPHX119–110Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = PHX win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 26 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg14.9Last 3 playoff games

14.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.1Reg. season avg38Today

38 minutes today, against 27.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45, 31, 34LAL @ PHX · L
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 18, 9, 16, 14, 15, 17, 10, 18, 19, 33LAL @ PHX · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27PHX vs LAL · W
24.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 18, 27, 10, 16, 18, 10, 22, 26PHX vs LAL · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 8, 17, 7, 15, 14, 16, 9, 26SAS vs DEN · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high26 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 28, 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23SAS vs DEN · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST