FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 17, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 9 after the first quarter and won 94–75.

Final · R2 · G3
MIA75
IND94
Q1 IND -9; Q2 IND 0; Q3 IND +14; Q4 IND +19
Final · R2 · G2
LAC88
SAS105
Q1 SAS +8; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +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 17, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs OKC), 48 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · MIA @ IND

Indiana wins Game 3 over Miami, 94–75

Conference semifinals series: Indiana 2, Miami 1. George Hill led Indiana with 20 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-90+14+19IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA2617122075
IND1726262594
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15, 20IND20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 8, 4, 18, 14, 11, 17, 8, 19IND19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 11, 13, 19, 6, 10, 4, 5, 25MIA25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22MIA22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAC @ SAS · R2 · G2

San Antonio never trails at a break against Clippers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 105–88. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · LAC vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92G2 · @ SASSAS105–88Game by game through May 17, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Mario Chalmers leads the day with 25

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.
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 11, 13, 19, 6, 10, 4, 5, 25MIA @ IND · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22MIA @ IND · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22SAS vs LAC · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15, 20IND vs MIA · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 29, 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20LAC @ SAS · L
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 8, 4, 18, 14, 11, 17, 8, 19IND vs MIA · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 18 REB · 1 AST