FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 27, 2011Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DEN by 4 after three quarters and won 100–97.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Sixers91
Heat97
Q1 MIA +4; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +6
Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies103
Spurs110
Q1 SAS +6; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS -3; Q4 Spurs 0; OT1 SAS +7
Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Nuggets97
Thunder100
Q1 OKC -3; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC -4; Q4 OKC +3
On this day · 2009–10Apr 27, 2010: 4 games. Top scorer: Caron Butler (Mavs-Spurs), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Nuggets-Thunder

Kevin Durant scores 41 as OKC beats Denver

Manu Ginobili goes for 33 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30-4+3OKC AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2822262197
Thunder25252228100
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41OKC41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14OKC14 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Arron AfflaloPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 15, 4, 1, 11, 10, 13, 6, 15DEN15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 14, 12, 14, 10, 7, 15, 13, 14DEN14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Thunder19
Sixers-Heat5
Grizzlies-Spurs3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Spurs combined for 213, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 110
213
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 97, Thunder 100
197
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 97
188
OKC won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Nuggets-ThunderNuggets 97, Thunder 100
+3 OKC
Sixers-HeatSixers 91, Heat 97
+6 MIA
Grizzlies-SpursGrizzlies 103, Spurs 110
+7 SAS
OKC rallied from 4 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Nuggets-ThunderOKC won · Nuggets 97, Thunder 100
4 pts
Grizzlies-SpursSAS won · Grizzlies 103, Spurs 110
3 pts
Iguodala shot 10-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IguodalaPHI · 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST
71% (10-14)
BrandPHI · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
59% (10-17)
RandolphMEM · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 1 BLK
59% (10-17)
Sam YoungMEM · 18 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
ManuSAS · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 4 STL
56% (10-18)
Final · Nuggets-Thunder
Nuggets 97Thunder 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2822262197
Thunder25252228100
The story
James Harden had 12 points as Oklahoma City beat Denver 100-97

Raymond Felton led Denver with 13 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 2-7 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 28-21.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −30−4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Heat
Sixers 91Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2319252491
Heat2718272597
The story
Miami beat Philadelphia 97-91 behind 26 points and 11 rebounds from Dwyane Wade

Andre Iguodala paced Philadelphia: 22 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST · 10-25 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

A 27-23 first quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +4+3+5+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Spurs
Grizzlies 103Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies142826296103
Spurs2030153213110
The story
Tony Parker's 24 points and 9 assists carried San Antonio past Memphis, 110-103 in OT

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST 24 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

It went to overtime, and the Spurs took it 13-6.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +6+8−30+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.4Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 33 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.3Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 33.3 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 8 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Spurs · R1 · G5

San Antonio avoids elimination, forces Game 6

110–103 over Memphis. The first round series is 3–2. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Spurs
G1 · @ SASMEM101–98G2 · @ SASSAS93–87G3 · @ MEMMEM91–88G4 · @ MEMMEM104–86G5 · @ SASSAS110–103
Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 41

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41Thunder-Nuggets · W
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Dwyane Wade MIA, May 1, 2009: 41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
41 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 23, 6, 18, 25, 12, 0, 17, 23, 14, 33Spurs-Grizzlies · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26Heat-Sixers · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 14, 27, 14, 25, 11, 25, 11, 26Grizzlies-Spurs · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 26, 15, 13, 12, 20, 12, 16, 23, 24Spurs-Grizzlies · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 10, 15, 16, 4, 5, 10, 16, 22Sixers-Heat · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST