FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 10, 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 · G3
MIA104
CHI94
Q1 MIA 0; Q2 MIA +2; Q3 MIA 0; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R2 · G3
SAS102
GSW92
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +9; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +10
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 10, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Ty Lawson (DEN vs LAL), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · MIA @ CHI

Miami takes Game 3, leads Chicago 2–1

104–94 in Chicago. The conference semifinals series continues. LeBron James led Miami with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+20+10MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA25271834104
CHI2525202494
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25MIA25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 15, 10, 16, 10, 9, 13, 20MIA20 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21CHI21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 7, 34, 20, 18, 12, 27, 11, 17CHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.6Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 18 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−25.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · SAS @ GSW · R2 · G3

San Antonio never trails at a break against Golden State

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 102–92. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 32 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs GSW
G1 · @ SASSAS129–127G2 · @ SASGSW100–91G3 · @ GSWSAS102–92Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 32

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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 4, 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20, 32SAS @ GSW · W
24.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25MIA @ CHI · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23, 23SAS @ GSW · W
19.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21CHI vs MIA · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 12, 15, 10, 16, 10, 9, 13, 20MIA @ CHI · W
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 19 REB · 4 AST
Norris ColePoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 9, 6, 7, 7, 4, 7, 18, 18MIA @ CHI · W
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high18 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST