FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 19, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed LAC by 22 after the first quarter and won 96–86.

Final · R2 · G3
SAS96
LAC86
Q1 SAS -22; Q2 SAS -10; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +10
Final · R2 · G4
OKC103
LAL100
Q1 OKC -5; Q2 OKC -10; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +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 19, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs OKC), 29 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · SAS @ LAC

San Antonio takes Game 3, leads Clippers 3–0

96–86 in Los Angeles. The conference semifinals series continues. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 points, 3 rebounds and 10 assists.

Game flow · SAS 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-22-10+8+10SAS AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1132262796
LAC332082586
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19SAS19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28LAC28 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 11, 8, 9, 20, 2, 9, 3, 9, 19LAC19 PTS · 0 REB · 2 AST
Second story · OKC @ LAL · R2 · G4

OKC rallies from 10 down to win Game 4

Lakers led by 10 at the half. Final: 103–100. Series: OKC 3, Lakers 1. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 37 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · OKC vs LAL
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96G4 · @ LALOKC103–100Game by game through May 19, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.4Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.4 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 19 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.8Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (63 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

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: 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36, 38LAL vs OKC · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21, 37OKC @ LAL · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +15.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31OKC @ LAL · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28LAC vs SAS · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27, 11, 7, 22, 23SAS @ LAC · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19SAS @ LAC · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST