FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 26, 2011Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 7 at halftime and won 83–80.

Final · CF · G5
MIA83
CHI80
Q1 MIA -4; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -5; Q4 MIA +3
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 26, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Jameer Nelson (ORL vs BOS), 24 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · MIA @ CHI

Miami finishes off Chicago, wins the series 4–1

83–80 in Game 5 of the conference finals. LeBron James led Miami with 28 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7-5+3MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2117192683
CHI2520171880
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28MIA28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21MIA21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21, 20, 23, 25CHI25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21, 13, 14, 20, 18CHI18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg25.3Last 3 playoff games

25.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 20 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 4 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 3 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 28

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: 22, 35, 15, 35, 33, 15, 29, 22, 35, 28MIA @ CHI · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28, 21, 20, 23, 25CHI vs MIA · L
27.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18, 24, 17, 14, 21MIA @ CHI · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30, 10, 34, 22, 20MIA @ CHI · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21, 13, 14, 20, 18CHI vs MIA · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ronnie BrewerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 2, 0, 4, 2, 8, 7, 4, 7, 10CHI vs MIA · L
4.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST