FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 1, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
MEM114
OKC101
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
Final · R2 · G1
BOS90
MIA99
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +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 · 2009–10May 1, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs BOS), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · BOS @ MIA

Dwyane Wade goes for 38 in Miami win over Boston

Miami won 99–90. Conference semifinals series: Miami 1, Boston 0.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+15+14+9MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1422262890
MIA2031252399
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38MIA38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 12, 9, 7, 8, 5, 9, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 22, 24, 18, 20, 38, 13, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MEM @ OKC · R2 · G1

Memphis never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 114–101. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 38

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: 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38MIA vs BOS · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 14, 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34MEM @ OKC · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33OKC vs MEM · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29OKC vs MEM · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25BOS @ MIA · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 12, 9, 7, 8, 5, 9, 25MIA vs BOS · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +17.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST