FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 3, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SAS by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–82.

Final · R2 · G1
ORL72
DET91
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +1; Q3 DET +7; Q4 DET +19
Final · R2 · G1
SAS82
NOH101
Q1 NOH -4; Q2 NOH -4; Q3 NOH +8; Q4 NOH +19
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 · 2006–07May 3, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Jackson (GSW vs DAL), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · SAS @ NOH

New Orleans takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

101–82 in New Orleans. The conference semifinals series continues. David West led New Orleans with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · NOH margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-4+8+19NOH AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2722171682
NOH23222927101
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30NOH30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22NOH22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23SAS23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19SAS19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Second story · ORL @ DET · R2 · G1

Detroit draws first blood against Orlando

Detroit won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 91–72. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 19 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET91–72Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 30 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 10 points in 23 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 19 points in 32 minutes.

Top performances

David West 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.
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 14, 30, 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30NOH vs SAS · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23SAS @ NOH · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22NOH vs SAS · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 12, 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19SAS @ NOH · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 4, 14, 9, 11, 18, 21, 20, 19DET vs ORL · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 17, 11, 21, 12, 26, 18, 12, 18ORL @ DET · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST