FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 11, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · R2 · G5
BOS87
MIA97
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R2 · G5
MEM72
OKC99
Q1 OKC 0; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +27
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 11, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Ray Allen (BOS @ CLE), 25 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · BOS @ MIA

Dwyane Wade scores 34, Miami rallies past Boston

Miami trailed by 8 after one and won 97–87. Miami wins the conference semifinals series 4–1.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-2+10MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2425241487
MIA1631242697
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34MIA34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33MIA33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25, 7, 15, 17, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 12, 9, 26, 6, 16, 28, 7, 15BOS15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MEM @ OKC · R2 · G5

OKC beats Memphis by 27, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 99–72. Series: 3–2. Kevin Durant led OKC with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101G2 · @ OKCOKC111–102G3 · @ MEMMEM101–93G4 · @ MEMOKC133–123G5 · @ OKCOKC99–72Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

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: 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34MIA vs BOS · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33MIA vs BOS · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19OKC vs MEM · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25, 7, 15, 17, 18BOS @ MIA · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Daequan CookPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 3, 0, 0, 3, 5, 0, 10, 18OKC vs MEM · W
5.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 12, 9, 26, 6, 16, 28, 7, 15BOS @ MIA · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST