FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 8, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 101–81.

Final · R2 · G2
NJN92
CLE102
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +10
Final · R2 · G2
SAS81
PHX101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +7; Q3 PHX +7; Q4 PHX +20
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 8, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Elton Brand (LAC @ PHX), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix pulls level with San Antonio

Game 2 to Phoenix, 101–81. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+7+7+20PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2517221781
PHX19302230101
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27PHX27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20PHX20 PTS · 1 REB · 16 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29SAS29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 0, 23, 19, 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13SAS13 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · NJN @ CLE · R2 · G2

Cleveland beats New Jersey by 10, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 102–92. Series: 2–0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 36 points, 1 rebound and 12 assists.

Series tracker · NJN vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.0Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 11 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg36.5Today

37 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 36

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 23, 18, 24, 23, 27, 30, 31, 21, 36CLE vs NJN · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 1 REB · 12 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 26, 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29SAS @ PHX · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27PHX vs SAS · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 16, 19, 37, 27, 30, 21, 21, 26NJN @ CLE · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 28, 13, 18, 23, 23, 24, 16, 22NJN @ CLE · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20PHX vs SAS · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 16 AST