FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 10, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 83–80.

Final · R1 · G6
CHI78
PHI79
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 PHI 0; Q4 PHI +1
Final · R1 · G6
ATL80
BOS83
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G6
LAL96
DEN113
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +17
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 10, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (CHI vs ATL), 33 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · ATL @ BOS

Boston holds off Atlanta, 83–80

Boston led 67–63 after three and held on to win by three. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-3+6+4+3BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2318221780
BOS2027201683
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28BOS28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18BOS18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 18, 23, 22, 16, 15, 13, 18ATL18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22, 29, 9, 15, 17ATL17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg5.2Last 3 playoff games

5.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · CHI @ PHI · R1 · G6

Philadelphia wins a tight one over Chicago

79–78. Neither team led by more than 8 at any break. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · CHI vs PHI
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHIPHI109–92G3 · @ PHIPHI79–74G4 · @ PHIPHI89–82G5 · @ CHICHI77–69G6 · @ PHIPHI79–78Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = PHI win.
Top performances

Ty Lawson leads the day with 32

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.
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25, 25, 11, 9, 32DEN vs LAL · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31LAL @ DEN · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28BOS vs ATL · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20PHI vs CHI · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 22, 9, 17, 8, 5, 11, 24, 19CHI @ PHI · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 4, 10, 19, 10, 17, 7, 6, 19CHI @ PHI · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST