FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 14, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 9 after three quarters and won 96–94.

Final · R2 · G5
BKN94
MIA96
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · R2 · G5
POR82
SAS104
Q1 SAS 0; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +22
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 14, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: George Hill (IND vs NYK), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · BKN @ MIA

Miami closes out Brooklyn in five

Miami won Game 5, 96–94, to take the conference semifinals series 4–1. LeBron James led Miami with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-9+2MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BKN2227261994
MIA2319243096
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29MIA29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28MIA28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18, 34BKN34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16, 19BKN19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · POR @ SAS · R2 · G5

San Antonio finishes off Portland, wins the series 4–1

104–82 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Danny Green led San Antonio with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · POR vs SAS
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103G4 · @ PORPOR103–92G5 · @ SASSAS104–82Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.1Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

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.
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18, 34BKN @ MIA · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29MIA vs BKN · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28MIA vs BKN · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 6, 17, 16, 0, 8, 5, 9, 22SAS vs POR · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 15, 12, 15, 16, 20, 16, 11, 22SAS vs POR · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21, 19, 21POR @ SAS · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST