FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 7, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs87
Jazz81
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +10; Q4 SAS +6
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Grizzlies97
Clippers101
Q1 LAC +6; Q2 LAC +6; Q3 LAC +5; Q4 Clippers 0; OT1 LAC +4
On this day · 2010–11May 7, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (Celtics-Heat), 28 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Grizzlies-Clippers

Blake Griffin scores 30, Clippers win in overtime

Al Jefferson goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAC margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+6+6+50+4LAC AHEAD ↑MEM AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Grizzlies261919231097
Clippers3219181814101
Who led
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22, 17, 30LAC30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24, 27LAC27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 5, 12, 0, 17, 19, 9, 25MEM25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21, 24, 23MEM23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Spurs-Jazz · R1 · G4

San Antonio leads Utah wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 87–81. Best quarter: the second, 28–23. Manu Ginobili led San Antonio with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Spurs-Jazz
G1 · @ SASSAS106–91G2 · @ SASSAS114–83G3 · @ UTASAS102–90G4 · @ UTASAS87–81
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Clippers5
Spurs-Jazz2
The night in charts
Grizzlies-Clippers combined for 198, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 97, Clippers 101
198
Spurs-JazzSpurs 87, Jazz 81
168
LAC won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Grizzlies-ClippersGrizzlies 97, Clippers 101
+4 LAC
Spurs-JazzSpurs 87, Jazz 81
+6 SAS
Jefferson shot 13-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
JeffersonUTA · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
68% (13-19)
ConleyMEM · 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BlakeLAC · 30 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
ManuSAS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST
55% (6-11)
ButlerLAC · 14 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
50% (5-10)
Final · Grizzlies-Clippers
Grizzlies 97Clippers 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Grizzlies261919231097
Clippers3219181814101
The story
Chris Paul had 27 points as Los Angeles beat Memphis 101-97 in OT

Mike Conley led Memphis with 25 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB 27 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST · 10-22 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Clippers won the first 32-26, their biggest quarter edge.

LAC lead by quarter
200 +6+6+50+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Jazz
Spurs 87Jazz 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2228181987
Jazz1923162381
The story
Manu Ginobili's 17 points carried San Antonio past Utah, 87-81

For Utah, Devin Harris had 19 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 17 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 6-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 28-23, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +3+8+10+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.8Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 6 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.2Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 21.2 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 16 points, 10 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Blake Griffin leads the day with 30

Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 16, 21, 36, 29, 17, 22, 17, 30Clippers-Grizzlies · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 28, 12, 21, 19, 33, 34, 14, 29, 24, 27Clippers-Grizzlies · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Al JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 28, 11, 21, 18, 5, 16, 10, 21, 26Jazz-Spurs · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mike ConleyPoints, last 10 games: 16, 20, 20, 5, 12, 0, 17, 19, 9, 25Grizzlies-Clippers · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Rudy GayPoints, last 10 games: 28, 26, 9, 21, 15, 20, 19, 21, 24, 23Grizzlies-Clippers · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 20, 23, 27, 21, 14, 4, 7, 5, 21, 19Jazz-Spurs · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST