FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 2, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed LAC by 3 after the first quarter and won 105–98.

Final · R1 · G2
UTA83
SAS114
Q1 SAS +11; Q2 SAS +25; Q3 SAS +34; Q4 SAS +31
Final · R1 · G3
IND97
ORL74
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +21; Q4 IND +23
Final · R1 · G2
LAC98
MEM105
Q1 MEM -3; Q2 MEM +4; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +7
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 2, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs DAL), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAC @ MEM

Memphis beats Clippers, 105–98

Memphis led 75–69 after three and won by 7. Rudy Gay led Memphis with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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 Q3Final0-3+4+6+7MEM AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAC2621222998
MEM23282430105
Who led
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21MEM21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 5, 15, 9, 14, 14, 15, 17, 20MEM20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29LAC29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22LAC22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · IND @ ORL · R1 · G3

Indiana controls Orlando start to finish

Indiana won 97–74, leading by as many as 23 at a break. Danny Granger led Indiana with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs ORL
G1 · @ INDORL81–77G2 · @ INDIND93–78G3 · @ ORLIND97–74Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 22 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 10 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg27Today

27 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (48 games). Line: 2 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 29

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.
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 31, 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29LAC @ MEM · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 21, 19, 24, 29, 4, 17, 18, 26IND @ ORL · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22LAC @ MEM · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 6, 27, 17, 14, 2, 16, 18, 22ORL vs IND · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 26, 24, 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21MEM vs LAC · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 11, 5, 15, 9, 14, 14, 15, 17, 20MEM vs LAC · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST