FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 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 · G2
BOS91
MIA102
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R2 · G2
MEM102
OKC111
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +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 3, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Steve Nash (PHX vs SAS), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · MEM @ OKC

OKC evens the series with Memphis at 1–1

OKC won Game 2, 111–102, in the conference semifinals. Kevin Durant led OKC with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+10+8+9OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM17272434102
OKC28262235111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26OKC26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24OKC24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 15, 13, 14, 15, 20, 9, 15, 24MEM24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 13, 5, 10, 11, 9, 6, 6, 16MEM16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · BOS @ MIA · R2 · G2

Miami leads Boston wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 102–91. Best quarter: the fourth, 30–24. LeBron James led Miami with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs MIA
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–90G2 · @ MIAMIA102–91Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35MIA vs BOS · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28MIA vs BOS · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26OKC vs MEM · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 15, 13, 14, 15, 20, 9, 15, 24MEM @ OKC · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24OKC vs MEM · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 5, 18, 10, 7, 12, 5, 21OKC vs MEM · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST