FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 15, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
NOH80
SAS99
Q1 SAS +12; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +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 15, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (CHI @ DET), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · NOH @ SAS

San Antonio wins Game 6 over New Orleans, 99–80

Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 3, New Orleans 3. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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+12+7+15+19SAS AHEAD ↑NOH AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NOH2427121780
SAS3622202199
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 10, 8, 19, 13, 31, 15, 20, 25SAS25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20SAS20 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23, 22, 21NOH21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 10, 10, 5, 12, 2, 4, 14NOH14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.0Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.0 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 13 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 13 points in 36 minutes.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 25

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.
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 10, 8, 19, 13, 31, 15, 20, 25SAS vs NOH · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23, 22, 21NOH @ SAS · L
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20SAS vs NOH · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 41, 18, 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18, 15SAS vs NOH · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tyson ChandlerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 2, 10, 10, 5, 12, 2, 4, 14NOH @ SAS · L
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Peja StojakovicPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 19, 11, 22, 25, 8, 6, 9, 13NOH @ SAS · L
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST