FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 1, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Grizzlies114
Thunder101
Q1 MEM +4; Q2 MEM +10; Q3 MEM +13; Q4 MEM +13
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Celtics90
Heat99
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +15; Q3 MIA +14; Q4 MIA +9
On this day · 2009–10May 1, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Celtics-Heat

Dwyane Wade goes for 38 in Miami win over Boston

Kevin Durant goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+15+14+9MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1422262890
Heat2031252399
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38MIA38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 12, 9, 7, 8, 5, 9, 25MIA25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 15, 22, 24, 18, 20, 38, 13, 19BOS19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Thunder · R2 · G1

Memphis never trails at a break against OKC

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 114–101. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 34 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat4
Grizzlies-Thunder1
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Thunder combined for 215, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 114, Thunder 101
215
Celtics-HeatCeltics 90, Heat 99
189
MIA won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 90, Heat 99
+9 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 114, Thunder 101
+13 MEM
Gasol shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GasolMEM · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
82% (9-11)
Ray AllenBOS · 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
D WadeMIA · 38 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
67% (14-21)
RandolphMEM · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
55% (12-22)
KDOKC · 33 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
52% (11-21)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 90Heat 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1422262890
Heat2031252399
The story
LeBron James had 22 points as Miami beat Boston 99-90

Ray Allen led Boston with 25 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the second 31-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+15+14+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 114Thunder 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies28292730114
Thunder24232430101
The story
Zach Randolph's 34 points and 10 rebounds carried Memphis past Oklahoma City, 114-101

For Oklahoma City, Serge Ibaka had 16 PTS, 11 REB 34 PTS, 10 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 12-22 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-23, was where the Grizzlies built it.

MEM lead by quarter
200 +4+10+13+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 2 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 38

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38Heat-Celtics · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 14, 25, 11, 25, 11, 26, 31, 34Grizzlies-Thunder · W
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 28, 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33Thunder-Grizzlies · L
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29Thunder-Grizzlies · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 7, 13, 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25Celtics-Heat · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
James JonesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 7, 12, 9, 7, 8, 5, 9, 25Heat-Celtics · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +17.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST