FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 2 at halftime and won 111–106.

Final · R2 · G1
NJN77
CLE81
Q1 CLE +3; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +4
Final · R2 · G1
SAS111
PHX106
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS -2; Q3 SAS +2; Q4 SAS +5
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 6, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Leandro Barbosa (PHX vs LAL), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · SAS @ PHX

Tim Duncan posts 33 and 16 as San Antonio beats Phoenix

33 points and 16 rebounds in a 111–106 win. Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 1, Phoenix 0.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-2+2+5SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS27242634111
PHX26272231106
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33SAS33 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 0, 23, 19, 20, 21, 15, 16, 32SAS32 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 15, 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31PHX31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20PHX20 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Second story · NJN @ CLE · R2 · G1

Cleveland takes Game 1, leads New Jersey 1–0

81–77 in Cleveland. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Cleveland with 21 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 19 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 15 points, 0 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan 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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33SAS @ PHX · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 16 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 14, 0, 23, 19, 20, 21, 15, 16, 32SAS @ PHX · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 15, 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31PHX vs SAS · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 35, 29, 24, 16, 19, 37, 27, 30, 21, 21NJN @ CLE · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30, 31, 21CLE vs NJN · W
26.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20PHX vs SAS · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST