FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 8 at halftime and won 109–92.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Celtics87
Hawks80
Q1 Celtics 0; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +7
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Sixers109
Bulls92
Q1 PHI -3; Q2 PHI -8; Q3 PHI +14; Q4 PHI +17
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Nuggets100
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2010–11May 1, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (Heat-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Sixers-Bulls

Philadelphia pulls level with Chicago

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8+14+17PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25223626109
Bulls2827142392
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26PHI26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Lou WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 10, 8, 15, 18, 8, 19, 11, 9, 20PHI20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Joakim NoahPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 6, 12, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 21CHI21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
John Lucas IIIPoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 8, 5, 7, 2, 12, 16, 25, 15CHI15 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Sixers-Bulls13
Celtics-Hawks8
Nuggets-Lakers0
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 204, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 100, Lakers 104
204
Sixers-BullsSixers 109, Bulls 92
201
Celtics-HawksCeltics 87, Hawks 80
167
LAL won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 100, Lakers 104
+4 LAL
Celtics-HawksCeltics 87, Hawks 80
+7 BOS
Sixers-BullsSixers 109, Bulls 92
+17 PHI
PHI rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-BullsPHI won · Sixers 109, Bulls 92
8 pts
Celtics-HawksBOS won · Celtics 87, Hawks 80
5 pts
Noah shot 10-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
NoahCHI · 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
91% (10-11)
JruePHI · 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
73% (11-15)
LawsonDEN · 25 PTS, 7 AST, 1 REB
65% (11-17)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 20 PTS, 6 AST, 2 STL, 1 REB
62% (8-13)
BynumLAL · 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
60% (12-20)
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 100Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets25232626100
Lakers32232623104
The story
Andrew Bynum had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Denver 104-100

Ty Lawson led Denver with 25 PTS, 7 AST 27 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 32-25, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+7+7+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 87Hawks 80
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2417202687
Hawks2420221480
The story
Paul Pierce's 36 points and 14 rebounds carried Boston past Atlanta, 87-80

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 16 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST 36 PTS, 14 REB, 4 AST · 12-26 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the fourth, then won it 26-14.

BOS lead by quarter
200 0−3−5+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Sixers-Bulls
Sixers 109Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers25223626109
Bulls2827142392
The story
Philadelphia beat Chicago 109-92 behind 26 points from Jrue Holiday

Joakim Noah paced Chicago: 21 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB · 11-15 FG, 3-3 3PT

The swing

A 36-14 third quarter erased a 8-point hole for the 76ers.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −3−8+14+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.5Reg. season avg21.0Last 2 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 13.5 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 26 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.4Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 21.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Hawks · R1 · G2

Boston wins Game 2 over Atlanta, 87–80

First round series: Boston 1, Atlanta 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 36 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL83–74G2 · @ ATLBOS87–80
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 11, 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38Lakers-Nuggets · W
34.5 PPG playoffs to date
38 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 27, 14, 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36Celtics-Hawks · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date
36 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 30, 23, 21, 31, 17, 10, 10, 27Lakers-Nuggets · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26Sixers-Bulls · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 9, 20, 25, 24, 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25Nuggets-Lakers · L
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 1 REB · 7 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 7, 18, 13, 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22Hawks-Celtics · L
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST