FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 15, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 5 at halftime and won 78–75.

Final · R2 · G2
IND78
MIA75
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +3
Final · R2 · G1
LAC92
SAS108
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +16
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 15, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (OKC vs MEM), 39 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · IND @ MIA

Indiana edges Miami by three

Miami won the fourth 23–17, but Indiana held on, 78–75. David West led Indiana with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · IND 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 Q3Final0-4-5+9+3IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1716281778
MIA2117142375
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16IND16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15IND15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28MIA28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · LAC @ SAS · R2 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Clippers

San Antonio won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 108–92. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.3 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 23 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 0 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 28

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28MIA vs IND · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26SAS vs LAC · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24MIA vs IND · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 9, 2, 3, 3, 2, 14, 8, 23LAC @ SAS · L
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 20, 20, 6, 7, 4, 6, 17, 22SAS vs LAC · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16IND @ MIA · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST