FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 7, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed OKC by 13 after three quarters and won 101–93.

Final · OT · R2 · G3
OKC93
MEM101
Q1 MEM +2; Q2 MEM -8; Q3 MEM -13; Q4 MEM 0; OT1 MEM +8
Final · R2 · G3
MIA81
BOS97
Q1 BOS +6; Q2 BOS -2; Q3 BOS +11; Q4 BOS +16
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 7, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ BOS), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ MEM

Memphis goes up 2–1 on OKC

Game 3 went to the Grizzlies, 101–93. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 21 points, 21 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · MEM margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+2-8-130+8MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
OKC20312510793
MEM2221202315101
Who led
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21MEM21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 5, 10, 11, 9, 6, 6, 16, 18MEM18 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23OKC23 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22OKC22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Second story · MIA @ BOS · R2 · G3

Boston stays alive against Miami

A 97–81 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 28 points, 18 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · MIA vs BOS
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–90G2 · @ MIAMIA102–91G3 · @ BOSBOS97–81Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 12 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 28

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.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 21, 15, 12, 9, 26, 6, 16, 28BOS vs MIA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high28 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 24, 18, 20, 38, 13, 19, 13, 27BOS vs MIA · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23OKC @ MEM · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23MIA @ BOS · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22OKC @ MEM · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21MEM vs OKC · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST