FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 18, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 15 at halftime and won 92–83.

Final · R2 · G4
BOS83
PHI92
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +9
Final · R2 · G3
OKC96
LAL99
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +3
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 18, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ CHI), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · BOS @ PHI

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 2–2

Philadelphia won Game 4, 92–83, in the conference semifinals. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-4+9PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2422172083
PHI1219283392
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13, 10, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 9, 4, 10, 16, 10, 4, 16PHI16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 17, 20, 13, 14, 13, 8, 23, 15BOS15 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Second story · OKC @ LAL · R2 · G3

Lakers stay alive against OKC

A 99–96 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs LAL
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96Game by game through May 18, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg11.6Last 3 playoff games

11.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg33Today

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

Cooling off
−5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 5 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36LAL vs OKC · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31OKC @ LAL · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24, 24BOS @ PHI · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21OKC @ LAL · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29, 17, 13, 21OKC @ LAL · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13, 10, 16PHI vs BOS · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST