FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 9, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 6 after the first quarter and won 107–101.

Final · R2 · G4
CLE87
BOS97
Q1 BOS +9; Q2 BOS +9; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS +10
Final · R2 · G4
PHX107
SAS101
Q1 PHX -6; Q2 PHX +3; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +6
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 9, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ ATL), 47 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · PHX @ SAS

Phoenix closes out San Antonio in four

Phoenix won Game 4, 107–101, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6+3+1+6PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX19312235107
SAS25222430101
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29PHX29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20PHX20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20, 10, 22SAS22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 27, 25, 25, 4, 11, 17, 20, 29, 15, 17SAS17 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS · R2 · G4

Boston controls Cleveland start to finish

Boston won 97–87, leading by as many as 10 at a break. Rajon Rondo led Boston with 29 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ CLECLE101–93G2 · @ CLEBOS104–86G3 · @ BOSCLE124–95G4 · @ BOSBOS97–87Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
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
13.7Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 29 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Rajon Rondo 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.
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 21, 10, 8, 17, 23, 16, 27, 13, 18, 29BOS vs CLE · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Draymond Green GSW, Jan 2, 2016: 29 PTS · 17 REB · 14 AST
29 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29PHX @ SAS · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22CLE @ BOS · L
30.9 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 23, 10, 18, 10, 26, 20, 10, 22SAS vs PHX · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 13, 15, 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20PHX @ SAS · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19, 18BOS vs CLE · W
17.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST