FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 10, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5
ATL83
CHI95
Q1 CHI +11; Q2 CHI +6; Q3 CHI +1; Q4 CHI +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 · 2009–10May 10, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Pau Gasol (LAL @ UTA), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · ATL @ CHI

Chicago wins Game 5 over Atlanta, 95–83

Conference semifinals series: Chicago 3, Atlanta 2. Derrick Rose led Chicago with 33 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · CHI 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+6+1+12CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2121261583
CHI3216212695
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33CHI33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23CHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 0, 5, 10, 21, 21, 12, 21ATL21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 9, 22, 8, 8, 13, 17, 23, 16ATL16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 21 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Derrick Rose leads the day with 33

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.
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33CHI vs ATL · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23CHI vs ATL · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 7, 10, 10, 0, 5, 10, 21, 21, 12, 21ATL @ CHI · L
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 9, 22, 8, 8, 13, 17, 23, 16ATL @ CHI · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 20, 5, 23, 34, 16, 10, 24, 15ATL @ CHI · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Zaza PachuliaPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 4, 4, 1, 6, 0, 1, 5, 13ATL @ CHI · L
3.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST