FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 15, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G5
CHI91
MIA94
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · R2 · G5
MEM88
OKC84
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
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 15, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (MIA vs IND), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · CHI @ MIA

Miami closes out Chicago in five

Miami won Game 5, 94–91, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. LeBron James led Miami with 23 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · MIA 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+9-6-8+3MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CHI2132241491
MIA3017222594
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25, 27, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 21, 4, 14, 15, 10, 6, 18MIA18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21, 14, 26CHI26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 20, 18, 12, 27, 11, 17, 0, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · MEM @ OKC · R2 · G5

Memphis finishes off OKC, wins the series 4–1

88–84 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · MEM vs OKC
G1 · @ OKCOKC93–91G2 · @ OKCMEM99–93G3 · @ MEMMEM87–81G4 · @ MEMMEM103–97G5 · @ OKCMEM88–84Game by game through May 15, winner and final score. Pink = MEM win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg19.8Last 3 playoff games

19.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 5 points in 15 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: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 28

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.
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 24, 25, 23, 18, 15, 8, 23, 28MEM @ OKC · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21, 14, 26CHI @ MIA · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25, 27, 23MIA vs CHI · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35, 36, 25, 27, 21OKC vs MEM · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 20, 18, 12, 27, 11, 17, 0, 21CHI @ MIA · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 18, 17, 9, 21, 9, 17, 12, 19CHI @ MIA · L
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST