FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 5, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 13 after three quarters and won 103–97.

Final · OT · R1 · G4
IND101
ORL99
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +12; Q4 IND 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · R1 · G3
MEM86
LAC87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +1
Final · R1 · G4
OKC103
DAL97
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 OKC 0; Q3 OKC -13; Q4 OKC +6
Final · R1 · G3
SAS102
UTA90
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +12
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · First round · Game 4 · OKC @ DAL

OKC closes out Dallas in four

OKC won Game 4, 103–97, to take the first round series 4–0. James Harden led OKC with 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · OKC 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20-13+6OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC26212135103
DAL2423341697
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 12, 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24OKC24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34DAL34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 13, 10, 12, 0, 8, 10, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg15.8Last 3 playoff games

15.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · MEM @ LAC · R1 · G3

Clippers take Game 3, lead Memphis 2–1

87–86 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Chris Paul led Clippers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs LAC
G1 · @ MEMLAC99–98G2 · @ MEMMEM105–98G3 · @ LACLAC87–86Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = LAC win.
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34DAL vs OKC · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 12, 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29OKC @ DAL · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 29, 15, 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27SAS @ UTA · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 21, 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26IND @ ORL · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 21, 9, 17, 17, 2, 5, 25ORL vs IND · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24LAC vs MEM · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST