FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 20, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 8 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · R2 · G4
MIA101
IND93
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G4
SAS102
LAC99
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +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
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · MIA @ IND

LeBron James scores 40 as Miami beats Indiana

Miami won 101–93. LeBron James: 40 points, 18 rebounds, 9 assists. Conference semifinals series: Miami 2, Indiana 2.

Game flow · MIA 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+6+8MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA18283025101
IND2529162393
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40MIA40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30MIA30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25, 7, 11, 17, 20IND20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 2, 10, 11, 19, 10, 6, 7, 16IND16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · SAS @ LAC · R2 · G4

San Antonio closes out Clippers in four

San Antonio won Game 4, 102–99, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs LAC
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92G2 · @ SASSAS105–88G3 · @ LACSAS96–86G4 · @ LACSAS102–99Game by game through May 20, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

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: 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40MIA @ IND · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 3, 2025: 41 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30MIA @ IND · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 27, 19, 11, 19, 6, 10, 12, 23LAC vs SAS · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19, 21SAS @ LAC · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28, 21LAC vs SAS · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25, 7, 11, 17, 20IND vs MIA · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST