FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 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 · G4
MIA102
BKN96
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +6
Final · R2 · G4
SAS92
POR103
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +11
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 12, 2013: 1 game. Top scorer: Harrison Barnes (GSW vs SAS), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · MIA @ BKN

LeBron James scores 49 as Miami beats Brooklyn

Miami won 102–96. LeBron James: 49 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists. Conference semifinals series: Miami 3, Brooklyn 1.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+7+3+6MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
MIA27292323102
BKN2227272096
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49MIA49 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18BKN18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16BKN16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ POR · R2 · G4

Portland never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–92. Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs POR
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103G4 · @ PORPOR103–92Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = POR win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.1Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 49 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Reg. season avg29.5Today

30 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in the regular season (41 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 49

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: 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49MIA @ BKN · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +21.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
49 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19, 21, 25POR vs SAS · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21, 19POR vs SAS · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18BKN vs MIA · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 5, 8, 23, 0, 9, 13, 0, 17POR vs SAS · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16BKN vs MIA · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST