FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 11, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MEM trailed OKC by 1 at halftime and won 87–81.

Final · R2 · G3
OKC81
MEM87
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM -1; Q3 MEM +6; Q4 MEM +6
Final · R2 · G3
NYK71
IND82
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +3; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +11
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 11, 2012: 1 game. Top scorer: Marc Gasol (MEM @ LAC), 23 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · OKC @ MEM

Memphis beats OKC by 6, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 87–81. Series: 2–1. Marc Gasol led Memphis with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · MEM 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+4-1+6+6MEM AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC1827152181
MEM2222222187
Who led
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20, 24, 20MEM20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 12, 28, 6, 15, 20, 23, 13, 26, 14MEM14 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35, 36, 25OKC25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 12, 10, 16OKC16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NYK @ IND · R2 · G3

Indiana keeps New York at arm's length

The Knicks never led at a quarter break. Indiana won by 11. Roy Hibbert led Indiana with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · NYK vs IND
G1 · @ NYKIND102–95G2 · @ NYKNYK105–79G3 · @ INDIND82–71Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = IND win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.3Reg. season avg3.3Last 3 playoff games

3.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 22.1 a game in the regular season (45 games). Line: 8 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 25

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: 29, 24, 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35, 36, 25OKC @ MEM · L
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Roy HibbertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 15, 8, 14, 18, 17, 14, 6, 24IND vs NYK · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21NYK @ IND · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Marc GasolPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 17, 16, 24, 21, 10, 20, 24, 20MEM vs OKC · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 22, 3, 12, 15, 21, 14, 12, 17IND vs NYK · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 9, 6, 14, 18, 20, 17, 12, 10, 16OKC @ MEM · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST