FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 24, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 5 after three quarters and won 101–93.

Final · OT · CF · G4
CHI93
MIA101
Q1 MIA -3; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA 0; OT1 MIA +8
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 24, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwight Howard (ORL @ BOS), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · CHI @ MIA

LeBron James scores 35, Miami wins in overtime

Tied 85–85 after regulation. Final: 101–93. Conference finals series: Miami 3, Chicago 1.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-2-50+8MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CHI19272217893
MIA1628192216101
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35MIA35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22MIA22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21, 20, 23CHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 6, 18, 11, 23, 14, 7, 26, 20CHI20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.9Reg. season avg49Today

49 minutes today, against 31.9 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 20 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.5Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 14 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35MIA vs CHI · W
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21, 20, 23CHI @ MIA · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22MIA vs CHI · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 6, 18, 11, 23, 14, 7, 26, 20CHI @ MIA · L
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21, 13, 14, 20CHI @ MIA · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14MIA vs CHI · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST