FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 8, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 6 after the first quarter and won 87–86.

Final · R1 · G5
ORL87
IND105
Q1 IND +9; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND -2; Q4 IND +18
Final · R1 · G5
BOS86
ATL87
Q1 ATL -6; Q2 ATL 0; Q3 ATL +2; Q4 ATL +1
Final · R1 · G5
PHI69
CHI77
Q1 CHI +1; Q2 CHI +9; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +8
Final · R1 · G5
DEN102
LAL99
Q1 DEN +3; Q2 DEN +6; Q3 DEN +11; Q4 DEN +3
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 8, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI @ ATL), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · BOS @ ATL

Atlanta stays alive against Boston

An 87–86 win in Game 5 cuts the first round deficit to 3–2. Al Horford led Atlanta with 19 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-60+2+1ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2119242286
ATL1525262187
Who led
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 16, 10, 15, 14, 14, 5, 12, 19ATL19 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 23, 21, 17, 15, 18, 23, 7, 16ATL16 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16BOS16 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16BOS16 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ORL @ IND · R1 · G5

Indiana finishes off Orlando, wins the series 4–1

105–87 in Game 5 of the first round. Danny Granger led Indiana with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs IND
G1 · @ INDORL81–77G2 · @ INDIND93–78G3 · @ ORLIND97–74G4 · @ ORLIND101–99G5 · @ INDIND105–87Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 15 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg4.9Last 3 playoff games

4.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 43

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43LAL vs DEN · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: LeBron James CLE, Nov 24, 2004: 43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 23, 0, 11, 17, 12, 10, 12, 27ORL @ IND · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high27 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 29, 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25IND vs ORL · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Andre MillerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 5, 5, 12, 0, 13, 15, 24DEN @ LAL · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 11, 22, 9, 17, 8, 5, 11, 24CHI vs PHI · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
JaVale McGeePoints, last 10 games: 6, 11, 17, 10, 19, 2, 5, 16, 8, 21DEN @ LAL · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST