FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 10, 2012Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 83–80.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Bulls78
Sixers79
Q1 PHI +2; Q2 PHI +8; Q3 Sixers 0; Q4 PHI +1
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Hawks80
Celtics83
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Lakers96
Nuggets113
Q1 DEN +10; Q2 DEN +9; Q3 DEN +22; Q4 DEN +17
On this day · 2010–11May 10, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Derrick Rose (Bulls-Hawks), 33 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Hawks-Celtics

Boston holds off Atlanta, 83–80

Kevin Garnett goes for 28 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+6+4+3BOS AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318221780
Celtics2027201683
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28BOS28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 43, 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18BOS18 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 14, 18, 23, 22, 16, 15, 13, 18ATL18 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 28, 15, 11, 22, 29, 9, 15, 17ATL17 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Bulls-Sixers13
Hawks-Celtics11
Lakers-Nuggets0
The night in charts
Lakers-Nuggets combined for 209, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 113
209
Hawks-CelticsHawks 80, Celtics 83
163
Bulls-SixersBulls 78, Sixers 79
157
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-SixersBulls 78, Sixers 79
+1 PHI
Hawks-CelticsHawks 80, Celtics 83
+3 BOS
Lakers-NuggetsLakers 96, Nuggets 113
+17 DEN
Lawson shot 13-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LawsonDEN · 32 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 1 BLK
72% (13-18)
BrewerDEN · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
67% (8-12)
IguodalaPHI · 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
FariedDEN · 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
Final · Bulls-Sixers
Bulls 78Sixers 79
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2218231578
Sixers2424151679
The story
Andre Iguodala's 20 points carried Philadelphia past Chicago, 79-78

For Chicago, Richard Hamilton had 19 PTS, 8 REB 20 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB · 7-12 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 24-18, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 +2+80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Luol Deng was the fantasy play: 53.9 FPTS on 19 PTS, 17 REB, 3 AST

Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 80Celtics 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2318221780
Celtics2027201683
The story
Paul Pierce had 18 points as Boston beat Atlanta 83-80

Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the first, the Celtics took the second 27-18.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −3+6+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Lakers-Nuggets
Lakers 96Nuggets 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2025232896
Nuggets30243623113
The story
Denver beat Los Angeles 113-96 behind 15 points and 11 rebounds from Kenneth Faried

Kobe Bryant paced Los Angeles: 31 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 15 PTS, 11 REB · 6-11 FG

The swing

A 36-23 third quarter did the most damage for the Nuggets.

DEN lead by quarter
300 +10+9+22+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.7Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.7 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 12 points in 24 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg5.2Last 3 playoff games

5.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Second story · Bulls-Sixers · R1 · G6

Philadelphia wins a tight one over Chicago

79–78. Neither team led by more than 8 at any break. Andre Iguodala led Philadelphia with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Bulls-Sixers
G1 · @ CHICHI103–91G2 · @ CHIPHI109–92G3 · @ PHIPHI79–74G4 · @ PHIPHI89–82G5 · @ CHICHI77–69G6 · @ PHIPHI79–78
Top performances

Ty Lawson leads the day with 32

Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 13, 25, 15, 7, 25, 25, 11, 9, 32Nuggets-Lakers · W
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high32 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 28, 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31Lakers-Nuggets · L
31.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28Celtics-Hawks · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 23, 19, 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20Sixers-Bulls · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 22, 9, 17, 8, 5, 11, 24, 19Bulls-Sixers · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 19, 4, 10, 19, 10, 17, 7, 6, 19Bulls-Sixers · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST