FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 8, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 6 after the first quarter and won 94–82.

Final · R2 · G2
BKN82
MIA94
Q1 MIA -6; Q2 MIA -1; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R2 · G2
POR97
SAS114
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +19; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +17
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 8, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW @ SAS), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · BKN @ MIA

Miami beats Brooklyn by 12, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 94–82. Series: 2–0. LeBron James led Miami with 22 points, 4 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-1+2+12MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN2125211582
MIA1530242594
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22MIA22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 11, 13, 20, 8, 17, 15, 18MIA18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 14, 5, 12, 17, 2, 0, 5, 20BKN20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 12, 3, 9, 9, 6, 10, 9, 15BKN15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Portland

Leads at every break, then a 114–97 final. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = SAS 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
16.7Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 22

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22MIA vs BKN · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 14, 6, 26, 25, 15, 9, 7, 21POR @ SAS · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 6, 17, 7, 15, 12, 15, 16, 20SAS vs POR · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Mirza TeletovicPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 14, 5, 12, 17, 2, 0, 5, 20BKN @ MIA · L
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19POR @ SAS · L
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 12, 13, 10, 11, 13, 20, 8, 17, 15, 18MIA vs BKN · W
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST