FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 4, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 9 after three quarters and won 79–74.

Final · OT · R1 · G3
ATL84
BOS90
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G3
CHI74
PHI79
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3
LAL84
DEN99
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +15
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 4, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI vs ATL), 25 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CHI @ PHI

Philadelphia goes up 2–1 on Chicago

Game 3 went to the 76ers, 79–74. Spencer Hawes led Philadelphia with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 2 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-9+5PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2019211474
PHI1921112879
Who led
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 5, 8, 8, 16, 5, 2, 21PHI21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26, 17PHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 10, 12, 16, 9, 9, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 22, 6, 19, 4, 10, 19, 10, 17CHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.9Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 playoff games

18.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.9 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 17 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · ATL @ BOS · R1 · G3

Boston takes Game 3 in overtime

Tied 80–80 after regulation, Boston beat Atlanta 90–84. Series: Boston 2, Atlanta 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs BOS
G1 · @ ATLATL83–74G2 · @ ATLBOS87–80G3 · @ BOSBOS90–84Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Joe Johnson 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.
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 13, 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22, 29ATL @ BOS · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25, 25DEN vs LAL · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 6, 2, 23, 21, 17, 15, 18, 23ATL @ BOS · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22LAL @ DEN · L
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 5, 8, 8, 16, 5, 2, 21PHI vs CHI · W
9.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21BOS vs ATL · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST