FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 15, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CHI trailed MIA by 3 after the first quarter and won 103–82.

Final · R2 · G7 · Box score
Grizzlies90
Thunder105
Q1 OKC +4; Q2 OKC +8; Q3 OKC +14; Q4 OKC +15
Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Heat82
Bulls103
Q1 CHI -3; Q2 Bulls 0; Q3 CHI +9; Q4 CHI +21
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Heat-Bulls

Chicago draws first blood against Miami

Kevin Durant goes for 39 points

Game flow · CHI margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-30+9+21CHI AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2325151982
Bulls20282431103
Who led
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28CHI28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21CHI21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 12, 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30MIA30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18MIA18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Thunder · R2 · G7

OKC leads Memphis wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 105–90. Best quarter: the fourth, 33–32. Kevin Durant led OKC with 39 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCMEM114–101G2 · @ OKCOKC111–102G3 · @ MEMMEM101–93G4 · @ MEMOKC133–123G5 · @ OKCOKC99–72G6 · @ MEMMEM95–83G7 · @ OKCOKC105–90
Lead changes
Heat-Bulls9
Grizzlies-Thunder2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Thunder combined for 195, 10 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 90, Thunder 105
195
Heat-BullsHeat 82, Bulls 103
185
OKC won the closest game by 15
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 90, Thunder 105
+15 OKC
Heat-BullsHeat 82, Bulls 103
+21 CHI
Bosh shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BoshMIA · 30 PTS, 9 REB
71% (12-17)
HardenOKC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
KDOKC · 39 PTS, 9 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
52% (13-25)
BoozerCHI · 14 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
DengCHI · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST
47% (7-15)
Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 90Thunder 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1717243290
Thunder21213033105
The story
Russell Westbrook had a 14-10-14 triple-double as Oklahoma City beat Memphis 105-90

Zach Randolph led Memphis with 17 PTS, 10 REB 14 PTS, 14 AST, 10 REB · 4-12 FG

The swing

The Thunder won the third 30-24, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +4+8+14+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 82Bulls 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2325151982
Bulls20282431103
The story
Luol Deng's 21 points carried Chicago past Miami, 103-82

For Miami, LeBron James had 15 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 21 PTS, 7 REB, 4 STL, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 31-19, was where the Bulls built it.

CHI lead by quarter
300 −30+9+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.7Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.7 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 30 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.2minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg3.5Last 2 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 26.7 in the regular season (13 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 21.5 a game in the regular season (71 games). Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 39

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 41, 33, 26, 22, 35, 19, 11, 39Thunder-Grizzlies · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 12, 22, 7, 17, 6, 20, 14, 30Heat-Bulls · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 25, 24, 25, 44, 34, 33, 19, 28Bulls-Heat · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 24, 21, 14, 7, 13, 23, 13, 21Bulls-Heat · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 15, 20, 9, 15, 24, 18, 16, 9, 11, 18Grizzlies-Thunder · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 22, 26, 38, 28, 23, 28, 34, 18Heat-Bulls · L
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −8.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST