FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 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 · G4
NYK82
IND93
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G5
GSW91
SAS109
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +18
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 14, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Russell Westbrook (OKC vs LAL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · NYK @ IND

Indiana wins Game 4 over New York, 93–82

Conference semifinals series: Indiana 3, New York 1. George Hill led Indiana with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · IND margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+14+11+11IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK1618222682
IND2325192693
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 3, 12, 15, 21, 14, 12, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18IND18 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24NYK24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · GSW @ SAS · R2 · G5

San Antonio leads Golden State wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 109–91. Best quarter: the first, 37–28. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS129–127G2 · @ SASGSW100–91G3 · @ GSWSAS102–92G4 · @ GSWGSW97–87G5 · @ SASSAS109–91Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−29.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

George Hill leads the day with 26

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.
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 3, 12, 15, 21, 14, 12, 17, 26IND vs NYK · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20, 32, 17, 25SAS vs GSW · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 4, 23, 11, 19, 13, 12, 26, 25GSW @ SAS · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24NYK @ IND · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 21, 20, 13, 15, 8, 11, 24, 20GSW @ SAS · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19NYK @ IND · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST