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Wednesday, May 11, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 97–87.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Celtics87
Heat97
Q1 MIA -8; Q2 MIA -2; Q3 MIA -2; Q4 MIA +10
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies72
Thunder99
Q1 Thunder 0; Q2 OKC +11; Q3 OKC +19; Q4 OKC +27
On this day · 2009–10May 11, 2010: 1 game. Top scorer: Ray Allen (Celtics-Cavs), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Celtics-Heat

Dwyane Wade scores 34, Miami rallies past Boston

LeBron James goes for 33 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-2-2+10MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2425241487
Heat1631242697
Who led
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34MIA34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33MIA33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25, 7, 15, 17, 18BOS18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 12, 9, 26, 6, 16, 28, 7, 15BOS15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Thunder · R2 · G5

OKC beats Memphis by 27, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 99–72. Series: 3–2. Kevin Durant led OKC with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101G2 · @ OKCOKC111–102G3 · @ MEMMEM101–93G4 · @ MEMOKC133–123G5 · @ OKCOKC99–72
Lead changes
Celtics-Heat8
Grizzlies-Thunder7
The night in charts
Celtics-Heat combined for 184, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-HeatCeltics 87, Heat 97
184
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 72, Thunder 99
171
MIA won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Celtics-HeatCeltics 87, Heat 97
+10 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 72, Thunder 99
+27 OKC
D Wade shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 34 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 4 STL
68% (13-19)
LeBronMIA · 33 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
KDOKC · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 2 BLK
50% (7-14)
Ray AllenBOS · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (6-12)
KGBOS · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
46% (6-13)
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 87Heat 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2425241487
Heat1631242697
The story
Chris Bosh had 14 points and 11 rebounds as Miami beat Boston 97-87

Ray Allen led Boston with 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 4-9 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 26-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −8−2−2+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 72Thunder 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1718172072
Thunder1729252899
The story
Kevin Durant's 19 points carried Oklahoma City past Memphis, 99-72

Daequan Cook chipped in 18 PTS, 2 REB 19 PTS, 7 REB · 7-14 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 29-18, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 0+11+19+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Marc Gasol was the fantasy play: 35.5 FPTS on 15 PTS, 5 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.7Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.5Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.5 in the regular season (41 games). Today: 2 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg44.3Today

44 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Dwyane Wade leads the day with 34

Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34Heat-Celtics · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 29, 24, 31, 16, 22, 35, 15, 35, 33Heat-Celtics · W
26.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 23, 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19Thunder-Grizzlies · W
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 24, 18, 32, 14, 25, 7, 15, 17, 18Celtics-Heat · L
18.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Daequan CookPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 3, 0, 0, 3, 5, 0, 10, 18Thunder-Grizzlies · W
5.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 12, 9, 26, 6, 16, 28, 7, 15Celtics-Heat · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST