FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed HOU by 2 after the first quarter and won 94–82.

Final · R1 · G6
HOU82
UTA94
Q1 UTA -2; Q2 UTA +3; Q3 UTA +6; Q4 UTA +12
Final · R1 · G6
DAL86
GSW111
Q1 GSW +3; Q2 GSW +2; Q3 GSW +23; Q4 GSW +25
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 3, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs WAS), 45 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · HOU @ UTA

Utah evens the series with Houston at 3–3

Utah won Game 6, 94–82, in the first round. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+3+6+12UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2221192082
UTA2026222694
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22UTA22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 7, 20, 16, 12, 6, 4, 7, 16, 9, 19UTA19 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26HOU26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.0Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 20 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.4 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 23.9 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 16 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists.

Second story · DAL @ GSW · R1 · G6

Golden State controls Dallas start to finish

Golden State won 111–86, leading by as many as 25 at a break. Stephen Jackson led Golden State with 33 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · DAL vs GSW
G1 · @ DALGSW97–85G2 · @ DALDAL112–99G3 · @ GSWGSW109–91G4 · @ GSWGSW103–99G5 · @ DALDAL118–112G6 · @ GSWGSW111–86Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
Top performances

Stephen Jackson 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.
Stephen JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 8, 13, 31, 23, 30, 16, 19, 16, 33GSW vs DAL · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26HOU @ UTA · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25HOU @ UTA · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22UTA vs HOU · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33, 27, 20GSW vs DAL · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Josh HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 15, 15, 21, 22, 20, 22, 23, 20DAL @ GSW · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST