FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 4, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed CHI by 9 after three quarters and won 79–74.

Final · OT · R1 · G3 · Box score
Hawks84
Celtics90
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +2; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Bulls74
Sixers79
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +1; Q3 PHI -9; Q4 PHI +5
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Lakers84
Nuggets99
Q1 DEN +16; Q2 DEN +16; Q3 DEN +7; Q4 DEN +15
On this day · 2010–11May 4, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Hawks), 25 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Bulls-Sixers

Philadelphia goes up 2–1 on Chicago

Rajon Rondo posts a triple-double

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+1-9+5PHI AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2019211474
Sixers1921112879
Who led
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 5, 8, 8, 16, 5, 2, 21PHI21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 8, 24, 17, 15, 6, 16, 26, 17PHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 10, 10, 12, 16, 9, 9, 9, 18CHI18 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 22, 6, 19, 4, 10, 19, 10, 17CHI17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers17
Hawks-Celtics16
Lakers-Nuggets5
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 183, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 84, Nuggets 99
183
Hawks-CelticsHawks 84, Celtics 90
174
Bulls-SixersBulls 74, Sixers 79
153
PHI won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 74, Sixers 79
+5 PHI
Hawks-CelticsHawks 84, Celtics 90
+6 BOS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 84, Nuggets 99
+15 DEN
PHI rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-SixersPHI won · Bulls 74, Sixers 79
9 pts
Hawks-CelticsBOS won · Hawks 84, Celtics 90
2 pts
McGee shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McGeeDEN · 16 PTS, 15 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
67% (8-12)
TeagueATL · 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB, 2 BLK
56% (9-16)
PauLAL · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
BoozerCHI · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
53% (9-17)
KGBOS · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST
50% (9-18)
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 74Sixers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2019211474
Sixers1921112879
The story
Spencer Hawes' 21 points carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 79-74

For Chicago, Richard Hamilton had 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 21 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 9 going into the fourth, then won it 28-14.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+1−9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 84Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks19192022484
Celtics172320201090
The story
Kevin Garnett had 20 points and 13 rebounds as Boston beat Atlanta 90-84 in OT

Jeff Teague led Atlanta with 23 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 1 AST · 9-18 FG

The swing

The Celtics won the overtime 10-4.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+20+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 84Nuggets 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1425261984
Nuggets3025172799
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 99-84 behind 25 points from Ty Lawson

Pau Gasol paced Los Angeles: 16 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 9-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 30-14 first quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
200 +16+16+7+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

JaVale McGee topped the game at 51.0 FPTS: 16 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.6points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.9Reg. season avg18.5Last 2 playoff games

18.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 11.9 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 17 points in 49 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg5.7Last 3 playoff games

5.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.1Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 16.1 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 12 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Hawks-Celtics · R1 · G3

Boston takes Game 3 in overtime

Tied 80–80 after regulation, Boston beat Atlanta 90–84. Series: Boston 2, Atlanta 1. Paul Pierce led Boston with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Celtics
G1 · @ ATLATL83–74G2 · @ ATLBOS87–80G3 · @ BOSBOS90–84
Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 29

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 13, 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22, 29Hawks-Celtics · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 25, 24, 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25, 25Nuggets-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 2, 19, 6, 2, 23, 21, 17, 15, 18, 23Hawks-Celtics · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 11, 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22Lakers-Nuggets · L
30.3 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Spencer HawesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 8, 5, 8, 8, 16, 5, 2, 21Sixers-Bulls · W
9.3 PPG playoffs to date
Season high21 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21Celtics-Hawks · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST