FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 5, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NOH trailed SAS by 1 after the first quarter and won 102–84.

Final · R2 · G2
ORL93
DET100
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +10; Q3 DET +2; Q4 DET +7
Final · R2 · G2
SAS84
NOH102
Q1 NOH -1; Q2 NOH -1; Q3 NOH +17; Q4 NOH +18
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 5, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (UTA @ HOU), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAS @ NOH

New Orleans beats San Antonio by 18, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 102–84. Series: 2–0. Chris Paul led New Orleans with 30 points, 2 rebounds and 12 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 Q3Final0-1-1+17+18NOH AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2320182384
NOH22203624102
Who led
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30NOH30 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22, 25NOH25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18SAS18 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 8, 4, 5, 3, 5, 0, 0, 14SAS14 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Second story · ORL @ DET · R2 · G2

Detroit goes up 2–0 on Orlando

Game 2 went to the Pistons, 100–93. Chauncey Billups led Detroit with 28 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET91–72G2 · @ DETDET100–93Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.0Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.0 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 4 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul 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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30NOH vs SAS · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 12 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 14, 9, 11, 18, 21, 20, 19, 28DET vs ORL · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 17, 14, 22, 13, 19, 11, 22, 25NOH vs SAS · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 6, 25, 29, 19, 19, 21, 12, 22ORL @ DET · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 18 REB · 0 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 3, 14, 24, 18, 6, 19, 19, 7, 22ORL @ DET · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27, 18, 18, 20ORL @ DET · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST