FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 18, 2007Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
CLE88
NJN72
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +16
Final · R2 · G6
PHX106
SAS114
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +8
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 18, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Shawn Marion (PHX @ LAC), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · PHX @ SAS

Manu Ginobili posts 33 and 11 as San Antonio beats Phoenix

33 points and 11 rebounds in a 114–106 win. San Antonio wins the conference semifinals series 4–2. Amar'e Stoudemire scored 38 for Phoenix in the loss.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+2+14+8SAS AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX23281639106
SAS23302833114
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33SAS33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30SAS30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26, 38PHX38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 17, 17, 31, 20, 16, 24, 19, 18PHX18 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Second story · CLE @ NJN · R2 · G6

Steady Cleveland beats New Jersey

Leads at every break, then an 88–72 final. LeBron James led Cleveland with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs NJN
G1 · @ CLECLE81–77G2 · @ CLECLE102–92G3 · @ NJNNJN96–85G4 · @ NJNCLE87–85G5 · @ CLENJN83–72G6 · @ NJNCLE88–72Game by game through May 18, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 14 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 1 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.1Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 30.1 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Amar'e Stoudemire leads the day with 38

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.
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 20, 24, 27, 27, 20, 27, 21, 26, 38PHX @ SAS · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 18, 4, 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33SAS vs PHX · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 15, 16, 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30SAS vs PHX · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 22, 23, 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24SAS vs PHX · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 30, 31, 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23CLE @ NJN · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 18, 7, 17, 23, 5, 20, 19NJN vs CLE · L
14.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 12 REB · 8 AST