FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 16, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–91.

Final · R2 · G3
BOS107
PHI91
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G2
LAL75
OKC77
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +2
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 3 · BOS @ PHI

Boston beats Philadelphia by 16, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 107–91. Series: 2–1. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+23+16BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS28322918107
PHI3316172591
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27BOS27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24BOS24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 6, 8, 0, 8, 5, 4, 22PHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18, 15PHI15 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · LAL @ OKC · R2 · G2

OKC goes up 2–0 on Lakers

Game 2 went to the Thunder, 77–75. Kevin Durant led OKC with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 13 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett 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.
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27BOS @ PHI · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24BOS @ PHI · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 17, 20, 13, 14, 13, 8, 23BOS @ PHI · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22OKC vs LAL · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 6, 8, 0, 8, 5, 4, 22PHI vs BOS · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 27, 18, 19, 16, 11, 16, 20, 20LAL @ OKC · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST