FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 14, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 82–81.

Final · R2 · G2
PHI82
BOS81
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +1
Final · R2 · G1
LAL90
OKC119
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +30; Q4 OKC +29
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · PHI @ BOS

Philadelphia pulls level with Boston

Game 2 to Philadelphia, 82–81. The conference semifinals series is tied 1–1. Jrue Holiday led Philadelphia with 18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · PHI 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 Q3Final0-4-2+8+1PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2115212582
BOS2513113281
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18PHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13PHI13 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 10, 9, 13, 12, 15, 7, 12, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15BOS15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · LAL @ OKC · R2 · G1

OKC leads Lakers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 119–90. Best quarter: the third, 39–24. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg6.1Last 3 playoff games

6.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (41 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 27

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.
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27OKC vs LAL · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25OKC vs LAL · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 27, 18, 19, 16, 11, 16, 20LAL @ OKC · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20LAL @ OKC · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18PHI @ BOS · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 10, 9, 13, 12, 15, 7, 12, 17BOS vs PHI · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST