FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 12, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed PHX by 5 after the first quarter and won 108–101.

Final · R2 · G3
CLE85
NJN96
Q1 NJN +7; Q2 NJN +2; Q3 NJN +9; Q4 NJN +11
Final · R2 · G3
PHX101
SAS108
Q1 SAS -5; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +7
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 12, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (NJN vs MIA), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · PHX @ SAS

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Phoenix, 108–101

Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 2, Phoenix 1. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 33 points, 19 rebounds and 0 assists.

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 Q3Final0-5+2+8+7SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX30231929101
SAS25302528108
Who led
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33SAS33 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 9, 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24SAS24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 16, 18, 10, 22, 26, 16, 5, 26PHX26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 30, 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21PHX21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CLE @ NJN · R2 · G3

New Jersey leads Cleveland wire to wire

New Jersey was ahead at every break and won 96–85. Best quarter: the third, 28–21. Jason Kidd led New Jersey with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs NJN
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92G3 · @ NJNNJN96–85Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = NJN win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 3 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 1 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: 12, 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33SAS vs PHX · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 19 REB · 0 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 16, 18, 10, 22, 26, 16, 5, 26PHX @ SAS · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 9, 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24SAS vs PHX · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 14, 16, 17, 11, 18, 7, 17, 23NJN vs CLE · W
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 14 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 28, 13, 18, 23, 23, 24, 16, 22, 23NJN vs CLE · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 19, 37, 27, 30, 21, 21, 26, 23NJN vs CLE · W
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST