FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 10, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BKN trailed MIA by 1 after the first quarter and won 104–90.

Final · R2 · G3
MIA90
BKN104
Q1 BKN -1; Q2 BKN +2; Q3 BKN +14; Q4 BKN +14
Final · R2 · G3
SAS118
POR103
Q1 SAS +10; Q2 SAS +20; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +15
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 10, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Tony Parker (SAS @ GSW), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · MIA @ BKN

Brooklyn stays alive against Miami

A 104–90 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Joe Johnson led Brooklyn with 19 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Game flow · BKN margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+2+14+14BKN AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA3019142790
BKN29222627104
Who led
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19BKN19 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Andray BlatchePoints, last 10 games: 5, 5, 12, 4, 7, 8, 9, 4, 0, 15BKN15 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28MIA28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 24, 9, 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20MIA20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · SAS @ POR · R2 · G3

San Antonio wins Game 3 over Portland, 118–103

Conference semifinals series: San Antonio 3, Portland 0. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 29 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs POR
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 29 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.2 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 15 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.1Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 29.1 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 29

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: 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22, 32, 33, 16, 29SAS @ POR · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28MIA @ BKN · L
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 8, 18, 9, 5, 21, 27, 12, 8, 14, 22POR vs SAS · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21POR vs SAS · L
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19, 21POR vs SAS · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
Nicolas BatumPoints, last 10 games: 7, 14, 6, 26, 25, 15, 9, 7, 21, 20POR vs SAS · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST