FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 21, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 4 after the first quarter and won 101–85.

Final · R2 · G5
PHI85
BOS101
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G5
LAL90
OKC106
Q1 OKC +5; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC +6; Q4 OKC +16
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 21, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs DAL), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · PHI @ BOS

Boston beats Philadelphia, 101–85

Boston led 75–66 after three and won by 16. Brandon Bass led Boston with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-3+9+16BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2723161985
BOS23242826101
Who led
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 14, 6, 10, 12, 10, 15, 27BOS27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3, 19PHI19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lavoy AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 0, 0, 9, 12, 10, 4, 8, 12PHI12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · LAL @ OKC · R2 · G5

OKC leads Lakers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 106–90. Best quarter: the third, 29–26. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96G4 · @ LALOKC103–100G5 · @ OKCOKC106–90Game by game through May 21, winner and final score. Pink = OKC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.9Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.9 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg13.5Last 3 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 42

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: 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36, 38, 42LAL @ OKC · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Marcus Thornton SAC, Jan 24, 2014: 42 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
42 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21, 37, 28OKC vs LAL · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Brandon BassPoints, last 10 games: 8, 8, 10, 14, 6, 10, 12, 10, 15, 27BOS vs PHI · W
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +16.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high27 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31, 31, 25OKC vs LAL · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20BOS vs PHI · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Elton BrandPoints, last 10 games: 12, 0, 7, 5, 5, 4, 7, 3, 3, 19PHI @ BOS · L
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST