FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 12, 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 · G6
CHI93
ATL73
Q1 CHI +10; Q2 CHI +10; Q3 CHI +17; Q4 CHI +20
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · CHI @ ATL

Chicago closes out Atlanta in six

Chicago won Game 6, 93–73, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Carlos Boozer led Chicago with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+10+10+17+20CHI AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2718252393
ATL1718182073
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 15, 2, 14, 8, 6, 18, 11, 23CHI23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19CHI19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 5, 23, 34, 16, 10, 24, 15, 19ATL19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 22, 8, 8, 13, 17, 23, 16, 18ATL18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
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
5.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.2 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 4 points in 22 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.7 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Cooling off
−6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

Carlos Boozer leads the day with 23

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.
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 17, 4, 15, 2, 14, 8, 6, 18, 11, 23CHI @ ATL · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 36, 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19CHI @ ATL · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 12 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 5, 23, 34, 16, 10, 24, 15, 19ATL vs CHI · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 9, 22, 8, 8, 13, 17, 23, 16, 18ATL vs CHI · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13CHI @ ATL · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 21, 14, 11, 19, 2, 6, 0, 11CHI @ ATL · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST