FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 109–92.

Final · R1 · G2
BOS87
ATL80
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · R1 · G2
PHI109
CHI92
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +17
Final · R1 · G2
DEN100
LAL104
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
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 · 2010–11May 1, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs BOS), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · PHI @ CHI

Philadelphia pulls level with Chicago

Game 2 to Philadelphia, 109–92. The first round series is tied 1–1. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 26 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+14+17PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI25223626109
CHI2827142392
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26PHI26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 15, 18, 8, 19, 11, 9, 20PHI20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 6, 12, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
John Lucas IIIPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 8, 5, 7, 2, 12, 16, 25, 15CHI15 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · BOS @ ATL · R1 · G2

Boston wins Game 2 over Atlanta, 87–80

First round series: Boston 1, Atlanta 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 36 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL83–74G2 · @ ATLBOS87–80Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38LAL vs DEN · W
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36BOS @ ATL · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 30, 23, 21, 31, 17, 10, 10, 27LAL vs DEN · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26PHI @ CHI · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 25, 24, 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25DEN @ LAL · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 18, 13, 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22ATL vs BOS · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST