FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 3, 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 · G2 · Box score
Celtics91
Heat102
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA +5; Q3 MIA +5; Q4 MIA +11
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Grizzlies102
Thunder111
Q1 OKC +11; Q2 OKC +10; Q3 OKC +8; Q4 OKC +9
On this day · 2009–10May 3, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Steve Nash (Suns-Spurs), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Grizzlies-Thunder

OKC evens the series with Memphis at 1–1

LeBron James goes for 35 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+10+8+9OKC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17272434102
Thunder28262235111
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26OKC26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24OKC24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 15, 13, 14, 15, 20, 9, 15, 24MEM24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
O.J. MayoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 13, 5, 10, 11, 9, 6, 6, 16MEM16 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Celtics-Heat · R2 · G2

Miami leads Boston wire to wire

Miami was ahead at every break and won 102–91. Best quarter: the fourth, 30–24. LeBron James led Miami with 35 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Heat
G1 · @ MIAMIA99–90G2 · @ MIAMIA102–91
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat9
Grizzlies-Thunder3
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Thunder combined for 213, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 102, Thunder 111
213
Celtics-HeatCeltics 91, Heat 102
193
OKC won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 102, Thunder 111
+9 OKC
Celtics-HeatCeltics 91, Heat 102
+11 MIA
Conley shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ConleyMEM · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
LeBronMIA · 35 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
56% (14-25)
Sam YoungMEM · 12 PTS, 4 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
BoshMIA · 17 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 BLK
50% (5-10)
MayoMEM · 16 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
46% (6-13)
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 102Thunder 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies17272434102
Thunder28262235111
The story
Russell Westbrook's 24 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 111-102

For Memphis, Mike Conley had 24 PTS, 8 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 9-20 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 28-17, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +11+10+8+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol was the fantasy play: 48.5 FPTS on 13 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST

Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 91Heat 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2616252491
Heat27202530102
The story
Dwyane Wade had 28 points as Miami beat Boston 102-91

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 16 PTS, 6 REB 28 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 8-20 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1+5+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.1Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.1 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 15 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.8Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.8 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 6 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 34, 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35Heat-Celtics · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 21, 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28Heat-Celtics · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 32, 14, 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26Thunder-Grizzlies · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · −6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 17, 15, 13, 14, 15, 20, 9, 15, 24Grizzlies-Thunder · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 8 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 26, 30, 20, 31, 21, 23, 30, 14, 29, 24Thunder-Grizzlies · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 12, 5, 18, 10, 7, 12, 5, 21Thunder-Grizzlies · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST