FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NYK (vs MIA) and LAL (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G4
CHI82
PHI89
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · R1 · G4
MIA87
NYK89
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · R1 · G4
ATL79
BOS101
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R1 · G4
LAL92
DEN88
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; 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 6, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI @ ATL), 44 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MIA @ NYK

Carmelo Anthony scores 41 as New York beats Miami

New York won 89–87. Carmelo Anthony: 41 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. First round series: New York 1, Miami 3.

Game flow · NYK 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+2-6+3+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA1826172687
NYK2018262589
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41NYK41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 22, 10, 21, 9, 18, 20NYK20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27MIA27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · LAL @ DEN · R1 · G4

Lakers beat Denver by 4, move within one of advancing

Game 4: 92–88. Series: 3–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs DEN
G1 · @ LALLAL103–88G2 · @ LALLAL104–100G3 · @ DENDEN99–84G4 · @ DENLAL92–88Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.6Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg4.5Last 3 playoff games

4.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 41

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41NYK vs MIA · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27MIA @ NYK · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24BOS vs ATL · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 12, 16, 9, 9, 9, 18, 23CHI @ PHI · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22LAL @ DEN · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22MIA @ NYK · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST