FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 5, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 110–102.

Final · R2 · G2
SAS102
PHX110
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX 0; Q3 PHX +2; Q4 PHX +8
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 5, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ DEN), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · SAS @ PHX

Phoenix goes up 2–0 on San Antonio

Game 2 went to the Suns, 110–102. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+2+8PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS30212526102
PHX21302732110
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23PHX23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19PHX19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 27, 25, 25, 4, 11, 17, 20, 29SAS29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20SAS20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 19 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.1Reg. season avg42.4Today

42 minutes today, against 31.1 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 29

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 27, 25, 25, 4, 11, 17, 20, 29SAS @ PHX · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 26, 20, 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23PHX vs SAS · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20SAS @ PHX · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 18, 5, 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19PHX vs SAS · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19PHX vs SAS · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 4, 19, 6, 15, 4, 7, 5, 18SAS @ PHX · L
9.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST