FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 6, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
BKN86
MIA107
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +21
Final · R2 · G1
POR92
SAS116
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +24
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 · 2012–13May 6, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW @ SAS), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · BKN @ MIA

Miami draws first blood against Brooklyn

Miami won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 107–86. LeBron James led Miami with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+13+21MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN2023232086
MIA22243328107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 3, 13, 11, 0, 2, 8, 3, 19MIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 15, 22, 10, 11, 23, 13, 17BKN17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17BKN17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R2 · G1

San Antonio keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 24. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+7.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 33

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: 10, 12, 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22, 32, 33SAS vs POR · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32POR @ SAS · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22MIA vs BKN · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 3, 13, 11, 0, 2, 8, 3, 19MIA vs BKN · W
6.4 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 0, 7, 7, 0, 3, 0, 5, 19SAS vs POR · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17POR @ SAS · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST