FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 5, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed MEM by 9 after three quarters and won 93–91.

Final · R2 · G1
MEM91
OKC93
Q1 OKC -2; Q2 OKC +1; Q3 OKC -9; Q4 OKC +2
Final · R2 · G1
IND102
NYK95
Q1 IND -5; Q2 IND +6; Q3 IND +16; Q4 IND +7
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 5, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs OKC), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · MEM @ OKC

Kevin Durant scores 35, OKC rallies past Memphis

OKC trailed by 9 after three and won 93–91. Conference semifinals series: OKC 1, Memphis 0.

Game flow · OKC 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 Q3Final0-2+1-9+2OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MEM1630271891
OKC1433172993
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35OKC35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25, 25OKC25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20MEM20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 16, 9, 25, 13, 13, 27, 24, 25, 23, 18MEM18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · IND @ NYK · R2 · G1

Indiana draws first blood against New York

Indiana won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 102–95. David West led Indiana with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · IND vs NYK
G1 · @ NYKIND102–95Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 12 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg32.5Today

32 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 11 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 35

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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35OKC vs MEM · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 31, 25, 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27NYK vs IND · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Kevin MartinPoints, last 10 games: 15, 5, 23, 16, 10, 12, 16, 3, 25, 25OKC vs MEM · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 6, 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20MEM @ OKC · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 15, 26, 17, 13, 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20IND @ NYK · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 14, 21, 9, 23, 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19IND @ NYK · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST