FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 1, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G6
ATL72
MIA98
Q1 MIA +14; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +22; Q4 MIA +26
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 · 2007–08May 1, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (DET @ PHI), 24 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · ATL @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 41 as Miami beats Atlanta

Miami won 98–72. Dwyane Wade: 41 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists. First round series: Miami 3, Atlanta 3.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+9+22+26MIA AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1824141672
MIA3219272098
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22, 29, 41MIA41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 22, 10, 12, 4, 2, 18, 22MIA22 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 15, 5, 10, 18, 13, 15, 17, 20ATL20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14, 25, 13ATL13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.3Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.3 in the regular season (39 games). Today: 11 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.3Reg. season avg13.8Last 3 playoff games

13.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 6 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 41

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.
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 31, 55, 19, 33, 29, 22, 29, 41MIA vs ATL · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Michael BeasleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 23, 22, 10, 12, 4, 2, 18, 22MIA vs ATL · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 15, 5, 10, 18, 13, 15, 17, 20ATL @ MIA · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 30, 24, 9, 15, 16, 10, 14, 25, 13ATL @ MIA · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 17, 29, 2, 15, 7, 11, 23, 13ATL @ MIA · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 3, 10, 13, 9, 5, 11, 19, 6, 11MIA vs ATL · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST