FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 28, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G6
ORL84
BOS96
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +13; Q3 BOS +21; Q4 BOS +12
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 28, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs ORL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · ORL @ BOS

Paul Pierce scores 31 in Boston win over Orlando

Final: 96–84. Paul Pierce added 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Boston wins the conference finals series 4–2.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+13+21+12BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL1923192384
BOS3025271496
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 21, 13, 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31BOS31 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 25, 8, 25, 4, 14, 22, 9, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 13, 13, 30, 7, 32, 21, 28ORL28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 7, 22, 23, 16, 15, 3, 8, 17ORL17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.5 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg44.9Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 31 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 31

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.
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 21, 13, 22, 28, 15, 32, 18, 31BOS vs ORL · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 21, 13, 13, 30, 7, 32, 21, 28ORL @ BOS · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 25, 8, 25, 4, 14, 22, 9, 20BOS vs ORL · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 20, 24, 7, 22, 23, 16, 15, 3, 8, 17ORL @ BOS · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 16, 21, 8, 25, 11, 9, 19, 14BOS vs ORL · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 7, 0, 0, 11, 0, 1, 0, 5, 13BOS vs ORL · W
4.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST