FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 6, 2012Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: 6 points, by NYK (vs MIA) and LAL (vs DEN).

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Bulls82
Sixers89
Q1 PHI +9; Q2 PHI +2; Q3 PHI +1; Q4 PHI +7
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat87
Knicks89
Q1 NYK +2; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +3; Q4 NYK +2
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Hawks79
Celtics101
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +27; Q4 BOS +22
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Lakers92
Nuggets88
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +4
On this day · 2010–11May 6, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Hawks), 44 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Heat-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony scores 41 as New York beats Miami

Rajon Rondo goes for 20 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-6+3+2NYK AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1826172687
Knicks2018262589
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41NYK41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 17, 15, 22, 10, 21, 9, 18, 20NYK20 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27MIA27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Lakers-Nuggets · R1 · G4

Lakers beat Denver by 4, move within one of advancing

Game 4: 92–88. Series: 3–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Nuggets
G1 · @ LALLAL103–88G2 · @ LALLAL104–100G3 · @ DENDEN99–84G4 · @ DENLAL92–88
Lead changes
Lakers-Nuggets18
Heat-Knicks12
Bulls-Sixers6
Hawks-Celtics1
The night in charts
Hawks-Celtics combined for 180
Points by game
Hawks-CelticsHawks 79, Celtics 101
180
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 92, Nuggets 88
180
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 89
176
Bulls-SixersBulls 82, Sixers 89
171
2 of 4 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Heat-KnicksHeat 87, Knicks 89
+2 NYK
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 92, Nuggets 88
+4 LAL
Bulls-SixersBulls 82, Sixers 89
+7 PHI
Hawks-CelticsHawks 79, Celtics 101
+22 BOS
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-KnicksNYK won · Heat 87, Knicks 89
6 pts
Lakers-NuggetsLAL won · Lakers 92, Nuggets 88
6 pts
Hawes shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
HawesPHI · 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
PierceBOS · 24 PTS, 4 REB, 2 BLK
77% (10-13)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 16 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL
73% (8-11)
BynumLAL · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
Amar'eNYK · 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
62% (8-13)
Final · Heat-Knicks
Heat 87Knicks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat1826172687
Knicks2018262589
The story
Amar'e Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds as New York beat Miami 89-87

LeBron James led Miami with 27 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 20 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Knicks took the third 26-17.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +2−6+3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 92Nuggets 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2619252292
Nuggets2823201788
The story
Kobe Bryant's 22 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 92-88

For Denver, Andre Miller had 15 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST · 10-25 FG, 2-7 3PT

The swing

The Lakers trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 25-20.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −2−6−1+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 79Celtics 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1922221679
Celtics32322611101
The story
Boston beat Atlanta 101-79 behind 24 points from Paul Pierce

Kevin Garnett backed him with 13 PTS, 5 REB 24 PTS, 4 REB · 10-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

A 32-19 first quarter did the most damage for the Celtics.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +13+23+27+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.6Reg. season avg31.0Last 3 playoff games

31.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (55 games). Today: 41 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg4.5Last 3 playoff games

4.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.7Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 26.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 41

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 42, 35, 33, 12, 39, 17, 11, 30, 22, 41Knicks-Heat · W
26.0 PPG playoffs to date · +20.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Karl Malone UTA, Mar 7, 1997: 41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
41 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 19, 29, 37, 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27Heat-Knicks · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24Celtics-Hawks · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 10, 12, 16, 9, 9, 9, 18, 23Bulls-Sixers · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 24, 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22Lakers-Nuggets · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 21, 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22Heat-Knicks · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST