FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 4 at halftime and won 87–70.

Final · R1 · G3
MIA87
NYK70
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +17
Final · R1 · G3
OKC95
DAL79
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +16
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 3, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA vs BOS), 35 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · MIA @ NYK

LeBron James scores 32 as Miami wins in New York

Final: 87–70. LeBron James made 9 of 21 shots from the field. First round series: Miami 3, New York 0.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4+2+17MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1917222987
NYK1921161470
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32MIA32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22NYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 15, 11, 7, 21, 22, 17, 13, 12NYK12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · OKC @ DAL · R1 · G3

OKC keeps Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. OKC won by 16. Kevin Durant led OKC with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs DAL
G1 · @ OKCOKC99–98G2 · @ OKCOKC102–99G3 · @ DALOKC95–79Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

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: 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32MIA @ NYK · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31OKC @ DAL · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22NYK vs MIA · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20MIA @ NYK · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20OKC @ DAL · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 9, 16, 16, 8, 8, 11, 13, 19MIA @ NYK · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST