FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 12, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 10 after the first quarter and won 92–91.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Sixers91
Celtics92
Q1 BOS -10; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS -4; Q4 BOS +1
Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Nuggets87
Lakers96
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +9
On this day · 2010–11May 12, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (Bulls-Hawks), 23 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Sixers-Celtics

Boston takes Game 1, leads Philadelphia 1–0

Pau Gasol goes for 23 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-5-4+1BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2819242091
Celtics1824252592
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29BOS29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 8, 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14BOS14 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19PHI19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 13, 29, 10, 12, 19, 16, 9, 4, 10, 16PHI16 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Nuggets-Lakers11
Sixers-Celtics7
The night in charts
Nuggets-Lakers combined for 183
Points by game
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 87, Lakers 96
183
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 92
183
BOS won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 91, Celtics 92
+1 BOS
Nuggets-LakersNuggets 87, Lakers 96
+9 LAL
Blake shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BlakeLAL · 19 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
KGBOS · 29 PTS, 11 REB, 3 BLK, 1 AST
60% (12-20)
LawsonDEN · 24 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB
58% (11-19)
AfflaloDEN · 15 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
TurnerPHI · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 4 STL, 3 AST
54% (7-13)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 91Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2819242091
Celtics1824252592
The story
Rajon Rondo had a 13-12-17 triple-double as Boston beat Philadelphia 92-91

Evan Turner led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 17 AST, 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 STL · 6-15 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the first, the Celtics took the second 24-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −10−5−4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Nuggets-Lakers
Nuggets 87Lakers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2418261987
Lakers2523212796
The story
Andrew Bynum's 18 rebounds and 16 points carried Los Angeles past Denver, 96-87

For Denver, JaVale McGee had 14 REB, 6 PTS 18 REB, 16 PTS, 6 BLK, 1 AST · 4-15 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-19, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+6+1+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 3 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg43.7Today

44 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 15 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · Nuggets-Lakers · R1 · G7

Lakers control Denver start to finish

Lakers won 96–87, leading by as many as 9 at a break. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Nuggets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL103–88G2 · @ LALLAL104–100G3 · @ DENDEN99–84G4 · @ DENLAL92–88G5 · @ LALDEN102–99G6 · @ DENDEN113–96G7 · @ LALLAL96–87
Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 29

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29Celtics-Sixers · W
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high29 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 25, 15, 7, 25, 25, 11, 9, 32, 24Nuggets-Lakers · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Al HarringtonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 8, 10, 10, 11, 7, 9, 3, 4, 24Nuggets-Lakers · L
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 22, 11, 20, 13, 13, 16, 13, 9, 3, 23Lakers-Nuggets · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 17 REB · 6 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19Sixers-Celtics · L
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Steve BlakePoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 4, 9, 0, 3, 10, 8, 3, 19Lakers-Nuggets · W
7.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high19 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST