FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 8, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
CHI78
MIA115
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +29; Q4 MIA +37
Final · R2 · G2
GSW100
SAS91
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +9
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 8, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs DEN), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · GSW @ SAS

Klay Thompson scores 34 as Golden State wins in San Antonio

Final: 100–91. Klay Thompson made 13 of 26 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Golden State 1, San Antonio 1.

Game flow · GSW 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+5+19+11+9GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
GSW28342117100
SAS2320291991
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 22, 21, 6, 13, 19, 7, 19, 34GSW34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23SAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20SAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CHI @ MIA · R2 · G2

Miami controls Chicago start to finish

Miami won 115–78, leading by as many as 37 at a break. Ray Allen led Miami with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · CHI vs MIA
G1 · @ MIACHI93–86G2 · @ MIAMIA115–78Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = MIA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

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.
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 22, 21, 6, 13, 19, 7, 19, 34GSW @ SAS · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23SAS vs GSW · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22GSW @ SAS · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 11, 10, 20, 7, 23, 16, 9, 21MIA vs CHI · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20SAS vs GSW · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19MIA vs CHI · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST