FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 16, 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 · G5
IND75
NYK85
Q1 NYK +4; Q2 NYK +6; Q3 NYK +10; Q4 NYK +10
Final · R2 · G6
SAS94
GSW82
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +12
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 16, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (BOS @ PHI), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · IND @ NYK

New York stays alive against Indiana

An 85–75 win in Game 5 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 3–2. Carmelo Anthony led New York with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+6+10+10NYK AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
IND1519231875
NYK1921271885
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28NYK28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19, 13NYK13 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23IND23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20, 13, 11, 10, 17IND17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−26.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Reg. season avg38.8Today

39 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 12 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · SAS @ GSW · R2 · G6

San Antonio controls Golden State start to finish

San Antonio won 94–82, leading by as many as 12 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs GSW
G1 · @ SASSAS129–127G2 · @ SASGSW100–91G3 · @ GSWSAS102–92G4 · @ GSWGSW97–87G5 · @ SASSAS109–91G6 · @ GSWSAS94–82Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Carmelo Anthony 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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24, 28NYK vs IND · W
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18, 23IND @ NYK · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22, 16, 22, 9, 22GSW vs SAS · L
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23, 23, 19, 14, 19SAS @ GSW · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 15, 24, 21, 20, 13, 11, 10, 17IND @ NYK · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 12, 13, 18, 11, 15, 11, 17, 16SAS @ GSW · W
13.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST