FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 14, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
← May 13CalendarMay 15 →

2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 8 after three quarters and won 104–98.

Final · R2 · G4
CLE87
NJN85
Q1 CLE -1; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +2
Final · R2 · G4
PHX104
SAS98
Q1 PHX +2; Q2 PHX -5; Q3 PHX -8; Q4 PHX +6
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 14, 2006: 2 games. Top scorer: Raja Bell (PHX @ LAC), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · PHX @ SAS

Phoenix evens the series with San Antonio at 2–2

Phoenix won Game 4, 104–98, in the conference semifinals. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 26 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. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5-8+6PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX24163232104
SAS2223351898
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26PHX26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24PHX24 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23SAS23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33, 21SAS21 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ NJN · R2 · G4

Cleveland takes Game 4, leads New Jersey 3–1

87–85 in New Jersey. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Cleveland with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs NJN
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92G3 · @ NJNNJN96–85G4 · @ NJNCLE87–85Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.0Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 4 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

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: 18, 24, 23, 27, 30, 31, 21, 36, 18, 30CLE @ NJN · W
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26PHX @ SAS · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 37, 27, 30, 21, 21, 26, 23, 25NJN vs CLE · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Mikki MoorePoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 7, 6, 6, 10, 10, 15, 11, 25NJN vs CLE · L
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24PHX @ SAS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 15 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23SAS vs PHX · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST