FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 5, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
CHI69
DET95
Q1 DET +6; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +13; Q4 DET +26
Final · R1 · G7
UTA103
HOU99
Q1 UTA +7; Q2 UTA +10; Q3 UTA +8; Q4 UTA +4
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 5, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Gilbert Arenas (WAS vs CLE), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 7 · UTA @ HOU

Carlos Boozer scores 35 as Utah wins in Houston

Final: 103–99. Carlos Boozer made 13 of 23 shots from the field. Utah wins the first round series 4–3.

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+7+10+8+4UTA AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA29242228103
HOU2221243299
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22, 35UTA35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20UTA20 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26, 29HOU29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25, 29HOU29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · CHI @ DET · R2 · G1

Detroit keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 26. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET95–69Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.9Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.1Reg. season avg17.8Last 3 playoff games

17.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 5 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.9Reg. season avg45.1Today

45 minutes today, against 36.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 20 points, 2 rebounds, 14 assists.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 35

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.
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 9, 11, 41, 22, 15, 26, 22, 35UTA @ HOU · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 5 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24, 18, 26, 26, 29HOU vs UTA · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26, 20, 21, 25, 29HOU vs UTA · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20UTA @ HOU · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 14 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19, 20DET vs CHI · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 28, 6, 2, 22, 21, 21, 25, 20DET vs CHI · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST