FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 9, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, all went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 12 after the first quarter and won 133–123.

Final · OT · R2 · G4
MIA98
BOS90
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA -4; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +8
Final · 3OT · R2 · G4
OKC133
MEM123
Q1 OKC -12; Q2 OKC -4; Q3 OKC -1; Q4 OKC 0; OT1 OKC 0; OT2 OKC 0; OT3 OKC +10
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 9, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Rajon Rondo (BOS vs CLE), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · OKC @ MEM

Russell Westbrook scores 40 as OKC beats Memphis

OKC won 133–123. Russell Westbrook: 40 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists. Conference semifinals series: OKC 2, Memphis 2.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (7 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.End OT1End OT2Final0-12-4-1000+10OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1OT2OT3T
OKC16332225131014133
MEM2825192413104123
Who led
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40OKC40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35OKC35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21, 34MEM34 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 17, 9, 11, 12, 20, 13, 16, 26MEM26 PTS · 21 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIA @ BOS · R2 · G4

Miami takes Game 4, leads Boston 3–1

98–90 in Boston. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Miami with 35 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIA vs BOS
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–90G2 · @ MIAMIA102–91G3 · @ BOSBOS97–81G4 · @ BOSMIA98–90Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.9Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 40 points in 51 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (37 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg57.1Today

57 minutes today, against 31.9 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 26 points, 21 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 40

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24, 23, 40OKC @ MEM · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35MIA @ BOS · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35OKC @ MEM · W
30.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34, 15, 21, 34MEM vs OKC · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28MIA @ BOS · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 24, 18, 20, 38, 13, 19, 13, 27, 27BOS vs MIA · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST