FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed NYK by 4 at halftime and won 87–70.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Heat87
Knicks70
Q1 Heat 0; Q2 MIA -4; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +17
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Thunder95
Mavs79
Q1 OKC +6; Q2 OKC +9; Q3 OKC +18; Q4 OKC +16
On this day · 2010–11May 3, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Heat-Knicks

LeBron James scores 32 as Miami wins in New York

Kevin Durant goes for 31 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00-4+2+17MIA AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1917222987
Knicks1921161470
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32MIA32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20MIA20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22NYK22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 15, 11, 7, 21, 22, 17, 13, 12NYK12 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Thunder-Mavs · R1 · G3

OKC keeps Dallas at arm's length

The Mavericks never led at a quarter break. OKC won by 16. Kevin Durant led OKC with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Mavs
G1 · @ OKCOKC99–98G2 · @ OKCOKC102–99G3 · @ DALOKC95–79
Lead changes
Heat-Knicks3
Thunder-Mavs0
The night in charts
Thunder-Mavs combined for 174, 17 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-MavsThunder 95, Mavs 79
174
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 70
157
OKC won the closest game by 16
Closest finishes
Thunder-MavsThunder 95, Mavs 79
+16 OKC
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 70
+17 MIA
KD shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
ChalmersMIA · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL
64% (7-11)
D WadeMIA · 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST
47% (8-17)
LeBronMIA · 32 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
43% (9-21)
WestbrookOKC · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
42% (8-19)
Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 95Mavs 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3218252095
Mavs2615162279
The story
Russell Westbrook had 20 points as Oklahoma City beat Dallas 95-79

Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 17 PTS, 9 REB 20 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL · 8-19 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Thunder won the third 25-16, their biggest quarter edge.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +6+9+18+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 87Knicks 70
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1917222987
Knicks1921161470
The story
Dwyane Wade's 20 points carried Miami past New York, 87-70

For New York, Carmelo Anthony had 22 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 5 STL, 4 REB, 4 AST · 8-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 29-14, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
200 0−4+2+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 19 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.7Reg. season avg6.0Last 2 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 21.7 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32Heat-Knicks · W
27.7 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31Thunder-Mavs · W
27.3 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22Knicks-Heat · L
21.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20Heat-Knicks · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 35, 9, 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20Thunder-Mavs · W
25.7 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 5, 3, 9, 16, 16, 8, 8, 11, 13, 19Heat-Knicks · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST