FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 3, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
BOS104
CLE86
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +4; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R2 · G1
SAS102
PHX111
Q1 PHX +9; Q2 PHX +10; Q3 PHX +10; Q4 PHX +9
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 · 2008–09May 3, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA @ ATL), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix takes Game 1, leads San Antonio 1–0

111–102 in Phoenix. The conference semifinals series continues. Steve Nash led Phoenix with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+10+10+9PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS22252827102
PHX31262826111
Who led
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33PHX33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27PHX27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27SAS27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26SAS26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · BOS @ CLE · R2 · G2

Boston keeps Cleveland at arm's length

The Cavaliers never led at a quarter break. Boston won by 18. Ray Allen led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · BOS vs CLE
G1 · @ CLECLE101–93G2 · @ CLEBOS104–86Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg22.7Last 3 playoff games

22.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 27 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 17 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 27 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Steve Nash leads the day with 33

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.
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33PHX vs SAS · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 26, 15, 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27SAS @ PHX · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27PHX vs SAS · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26SAS @ PHX · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24CLE vs BOS · L
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 35, 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23PHX vs SAS · W
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST