FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 12, 2023Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 7 after the first quarter and won 96–92.

Final · R2 · G6
NYK92
MIA96
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +4
Final · R2 · G6
GSW101
LAL122
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +21
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 · 2021–22May 12, 2022: 2 games. Top scorer: Luka Doncic (DAL vs PHX), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · NYK @ MIA

Miami closes out New York in six

Miami won Game 6, 96–92, to take the conference semifinals series 4–2. Jimmy Butler led Miami with 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Jalen Brunson scored 41 for New York in the loss.

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 Q3Final0-7+1+3+4MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
NYK3119212192
MIA2427232296
Who led
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24MIA24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18, 23MIA23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38, 41NYK41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Julius RandlePoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 11, 7, 13, 25, 10, 20, 24, 15NYK15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · GSW @ LAL · R2 · G6

Lakers finish off Golden State, win the series 4–2

122–101 in Game 6 of the conference semifinals. LeBron James led Lakers with 30 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · GSW vs LAL
G1 · @ GSWLAL117–112G2 · @ GSWGSW127–100G3 · @ LALLAL127–97G4 · @ LALLAL104–101G5 · @ GSWGSW121–106G6 · @ LALLAL122–101Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.0Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 41 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 3 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.8Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.8 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 23 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Jalen Brunson leads the day with 41

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.
Jalen BrunsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 29, 23, 25, 30, 20, 32, 38, 41NYK @ MIA · L
27.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Michael Redd MIL, Dec 7, 2007: 41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
41 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 29, 50, 27, 20, 23, 31, 27, 32GSW @ LAL · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 15, 22, 22, 23, 21, 27, 25, 30LAL vs GSW · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 35, 25, 30, 56, 42, 25, 28, 27, 19, 24MIA vs NYK · W
31.1 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Austin ReavesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 17, 11, 10, 7, 10, 21, 15, 23LAL vs GSW · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bam AdebayoPoints, last 10 games: 18, 12, 15, 20, 16, 15, 17, 23, 18, 23MIA vs NYK · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST