FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 9, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
NYK94
MIA106
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +11; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G5
LAC80
MEM92
Q1 MEM +14; Q2 MEM +15; Q3 MEM +12; Q4 MEM +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
On this day · 2010–11May 9, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC @ MEM), 40 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · NYK @ MIA

Miami wins Game 5 over New York, 106–94

First round series: Miami 4, New York 1. LeBron James led Miami with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Carmelo Anthony scored 35 for New York in the loss.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+11+14+12MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK2420232794
MIA28272625106
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29MIA29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 13, 20, 18, 16, 22, 9, 21, 9, 17, 19MIA19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41, 35NYK35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 15, 22, 10, 21, 9, 18, 20, 14NYK14 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAC @ MEM · R1 · G5

Memphis never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 92–80. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs MEM
G1 · @ MEMLAC99–98G2 · @ MEMMEM105–98G3 · @ LACLAC87–86G4 · @ LACLAC101–97G5 · @ MEMMEM92–80Game by game through May 9, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.6Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.9Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
14.2Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 14.2 a game in the regular season (39 games). Line: 10 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 35

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: 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41, 35NYK @ MIA · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29MIA vs NYK · W
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 12, 17, 22, 14, 8, 11, 8, 23MEM vs LAC · W
12.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 9, 7, 9, 9, 11, 8, 9, 20LAC @ MEM · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 14, 3, 13, 6, 15, 17, 12, 19MEM vs LAC · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24, 27, 19LAC @ MEM · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST