FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 5, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: OKC trailed DAL by 13 after three quarters and won 103–97.

Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Pacers101
Magic99
Q1 IND +3; Q2 IND +2; Q3 IND +12; Q4 Pacers 0; OT1 IND +2
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Grizzlies86
Clippers87
Q1 LAC +1; Q2 LAC +4; Q3 LAC -7; Q4 LAC +1
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Thunder103
Mavs97
Q1 OKC +2; Q2 Thunder 0; Q3 OKC -13; Q4 OKC +6
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs102
Jazz90
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +7; Q4 SAS +12
The lead · First round · Game 4 · Thunder-Mavs

OKC closes out Dallas in four

Chris Paul goes for 24 points

Game flow · OKC margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20-13+6OKC AHEAD ↑DAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26212135103
Mavs2423341697
Who led
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 12, 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29OKC29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24OKC24 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34DAL34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Jason KiddPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 13, 10, 12, 0, 8, 10, 12, 16DAL16 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Jazz12
Thunder-Mavs10
Grizzlies-Clippers9
Pacers-Magic3
The night in charts
Pacers-Magic combined for 200
Points by game
Pacers-MagicPacers 101, Magic 99
200
Thunder-MavsThunder 103, Mavs 97
200
Spurs-JazzSpurs 102, Jazz 90
192
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 86, Clippers 87
173
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 86, Clippers 87
+1 LAC
Pacers-MagicPacers 101, Magic 99
+2 IND
Thunder-MavsThunder 103, Mavs 97
+6 OKC
Spurs-JazzSpurs 102, Jazz 90
+12 SAS
OKC erased a 13-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Thunder-MavsOKC won · Thunder 103, Mavs 97
13 pts
Grizzlies-ClippersLAC won · Grizzlies 86, Clippers 87
7 pts
Harden shot 11-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HardenOKC · 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
69% (11-16)
ParkerSAS · 27 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
59% (10-17)
Glen DavisORL · 24 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
56% (10-18)
JeffersonUTA · 21 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
KiddDAL · 16 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 86Clippers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies2224251586
Clippers2327142387
The story
Los Angeles beat Memphis 87-86 behind 16 points from Randy Foye

Zach Randolph paced Memphis: 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST · 6-9 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

A 23-15 fourth quarter erased a 7-point hole for the Clippers.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +1+4−7+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pacers-Magic
Pacers 101Magic 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Pacers2224271612101
Magic192517281099
The story
David West had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Indiana beat Orlando 101-99 in OT

Glen Davis led Orlando with 24 PTS, 11 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 11-23 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the third 27-17, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +3+2+120+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Jason Richardson led the game in fantasy with 43.5 FPTS (25 PTS, 5 REB)

Final · Thunder-Mavs
Thunder 103Mavs 97
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26212135103
Mavs2423341697
The story
James Harden's 29 points carried Oklahoma City past Dallas, 103-97

Kevin Durant chipped in 24 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL · 11-16 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Thunder trailed by 13 going into the fourth, then won it 35-16.

OKC lead by quarter
200 +20−13+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.3Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg15.8Last 3 playoff games

15.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 11 points in 18 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.2Reg. season avg47Today

47 minutes today, against 29.2 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 26 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Grizzlies-Clippers · R1 · G3

Clippers take Game 3, lead Memphis 2–1

87–86 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Chris Paul led Clippers with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Clippers
G1 · @ MEMLAC99–98G2 · @ MEMMEM105–98G3 · @ LACLAC87–86
Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki leads the day with 34

Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 35, 16, 17, 22, 25, 31, 17, 34Mavs-Thunder · L
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 12, 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29Thunder-Mavs · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 29, 15, 20, 6, 13, 28, 18, 27Spurs-Jazz · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 22, 13, 21, 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26Pacers-Magic · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 17, 11, 21, 9, 17, 17, 2, 5, 25Magic-Pacers · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 8, 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24Clippers-Grizzlies · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST