FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 7, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: UTA trailed GSW by 5 after three quarters and won 116–112.

Final · R2 · G2
CHI87
DET108
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +15; Q3 DET +21; Q4 DET +21
Final · R2 · G1
GSW112
UTA116
Q1 UTA +2; Q2 UTA -3; Q3 UTA -5; 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 7, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs DAL), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · GSW @ UTA

Deron Williams scores 31 in Utah win over Golden State

Final: 116–112. Deron Williams added 5 rebounds and 8 assists. Conference semifinals series: Utah 1, Golden State 0.

Game flow · UTA 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+2-3-5+4UTA AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW35312323112
UTA37262132116
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20, 31UTA31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 6, 4, 7, 16, 9, 19, 16, 21UTA21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33, 27, 20, 24GSW24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 25, 13, 14, 30, 22, 23, 15, 21GSW21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Second story · CHI @ DET · R2 · G2

Steady Detroit beats Chicago

Leads at every break, then a 108–87 final. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 25 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET95–69G2 · @ DETDET108–87Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 20 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.3 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 1 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.0Reg. season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 33.0 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 16 points, 1 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 31

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.
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 13, 4, 15, 15, 11, 25, 13, 15, 20, 31UTA vs GSW · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +14.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 6, 2, 12, 18, 23, 13, 13, 25DET vs CHI · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 8, 12, 22, 22, 10, 19, 20, 24DET vs CHI · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Baron DavisPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 12, 33, 13, 24, 33, 27, 20, 24GSW @ UTA · L
24.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 3, 6, 5, 6, 12, 10, 15, 11, 5, 22DET vs CHI · W
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 25, 13, 14, 30, 22, 23, 15, 21GSW @ UTA · L
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST