FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 28, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4
SAS91
UTA79
Q1 SAS +1; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +1; Q4 SAS +12
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 28, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ PHX), 28 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · SAS @ UTA

San Antonio takes Game 4, leads Utah 3–1

91–79 in Utah. The conference finals series continues. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

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 Q3Final0+1+8+1+12SAS AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2129132891
UTA2022201779
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33, 23, 17, 14, 22SAS22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19SAS19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 17, 14, 20, 2, 34, 26, 31, 27UTA27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21, 20, 33, 27, 18UTA18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.2Reg. season avg28.0Last 3 playoff games

28.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 27 points in 38 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.3Reg. season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 17.3 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 11 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−11.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.6Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 7 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Deron Williams leads the day with 27

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: 20, 31, 17, 14, 20, 2, 34, 26, 31, 27UTA vs SAS · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 24, 10, 26, 33, 23, 17, 14, 22SAS @ UTA · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 29, 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19SAS @ UTA · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 17, 30, 19, 34, 21, 20, 33, 27, 18UTA vs SAS · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 13, 16, 23, 11, 30, 21, 17, 25, 17SAS @ UTA · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 19, 11, 9, 17, 13, 11, 14, 11, 3, 13SAS @ UTA · W
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST