FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 3, 2013Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed HOU by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–94.

Final · R1 · G6
IND81
ATL73
Q1 IND +1; Q2 IND +8; Q3 IND +15; Q4 IND +8
Final · R1 · G6
NYK88
BOS80
Q1 NYK +14; Q2 NYK +12; Q3 NYK +20; Q4 NYK +8
Final · R1 · G6
OKC103
HOU94
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 OKC +4; Q3 OKC +1; Q4 OKC +9
Final · R1 · G6
LAC105
MEM118
Q1 MEM +3; Q2 MEM +5; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
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 · 2011–12May 3, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA @ NYK), 32 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · OKC @ HOU

OKC finishes off Houston, wins the series 4–2

103–94 in Game 6 of the first round. Kevin Durant led OKC with 27 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+1+9OKC AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC26322025103
HOU2925231794
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27OKC27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25OKC25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36, 30, 15, 31, 26HOU26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17, 21, 27, 10, 25HOU25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 17 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (58 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · IND @ ATL · R1 · G6

Indiana keeps Atlanta at arm's length

The Hawks never led at a quarter break. Indiana won by 8. David West led Indiana with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs ATL
G1 · @ INDIND107–90G2 · @ INDIND113–98G3 · @ ATLATL90–69G4 · @ ATLATL102–91G5 · @ INDIND106–83G6 · @ ATLIND81–73Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Top performances

Matt Barnes leads the day with 30

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.
Matt BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 5, 5, 12, 10, 7, 12, 6, 6, 30LAC @ MEM · L
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +21.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 8, 25, 23, 24, 8, 19, 35, 28LAC @ MEM · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27OKC @ HOU · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 16, 30, 20, 36, 30, 15, 31, 26HOU vs OKC · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Chandler ParsonsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 24, 23, 9, 17, 21, 27, 10, 25HOU vs OKC · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25OKC @ HOU · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST