FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 7, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4
SAS87
UTA81
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +6
Final · OT · R1 · G4
MEM97
LAC101
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 LAC 0; OT1 LAC +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 7, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (BOS vs MIA), 28 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · MEM @ LAC

Blake Griffin scores 30, Clippers win in overtime

Tied 87–87 after regulation. Final: 101–97. First round series: Clippers 3, Memphis 1.

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+6+50+4LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
MEM261919231097
LAC3219181814101
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22, 17, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24, 27LAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 5, 12, 0, 17, 19, 9, 25MEM25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21, 24, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · SAS @ UTA · R1 · G4

San Antonio leads Utah wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 87–81. Best quarter: the second, 28–23. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · SAS vs UTA
G1 · @ SASSAS106–91G2 · @ SASSAS114–83G3 · @ UTASAS102–90G4 · @ UTASAS87–81Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

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.
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22, 17, 30LAC vs MEM · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24, 27LAC vs MEM · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 11, 21, 18, 5, 16, 10, 21, 26UTA vs SAS · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 5, 12, 0, 17, 19, 9, 25MEM @ LAC · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21, 24, 23MEM @ LAC · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 27, 21, 14, 4, 7, 5, 21, 19UTA vs SAS · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST