FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 14, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 4 after the first quarter and won 82–81.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers82
Celtics81
Q1 PHI -4; Q2 PHI -2; Q3 PHI +8; Q4 PHI +1
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Lakers90
Thunder119
Q1 OKC +7; Q2 OKC +15; Q3 OKC +30; Q4 OKC +29
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Celtics

Philadelphia pulls level with Boston

Russell Westbrook goes for 27 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+8+1PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2115212582
Celtics2513113281
Who led
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18PHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13PHI13 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 10, 9, 13, 12, 15, 7, 12, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15BOS15 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder · R2 · G1

OKC leads Lakers wire to wire

OKC was ahead at every break and won 119–90. Best quarter: the third, 39–24. Russell Westbrook led OKC with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90
Lead changes
Sixers-Celtics9
Lakers-Thunder6
The night in charts
Lakers-Thunder combined for 209, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 119
209
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 81
163
PHI won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 82, Celtics 81
+1 PHI
Lakers-ThunderLakers 90, Thunder 119
+29 OKC
Westbrook shot 10-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WestbrookOKC · 27 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB, 2 STL
67% (10-15)
BynumLAL · 20 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
KGBOS · 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
58% (7-12)
KDOKC · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
Ray AllenBOS · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 82Celtics 81
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers2115212582
Celtics2513113281
The story
Jrue Holiday had 18 points as Philadelphia beat Boston 82-81

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 15 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB · 7-15 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the 76ers took the third 21-11.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −4−2+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo led the game in fantasy with 40.9 FPTS (13 AST, 8 PTS, 7 REB)

Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 90Thunder 119
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2321242290
Thunder30293921119
The story
James Harden's 17 points carried Oklahoma City past Los Angeles, 119-90

For Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant had 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 17 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST · 4-11 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 39-24, was where the Thunder built it.

OKC lead by quarter
300 +7+15+30+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 15 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg6.1Last 3 playoff games

6.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 15.2 a game in the regular season (41 games). Line: 10 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 27

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27Thunder-Lakers · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25Thunder-Lakers · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 10, 27, 18, 19, 16, 11, 16, 20Lakers-Thunder · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20Lakers-Thunder · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · −9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18Sixers-Celtics · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 10, 9, 13, 12, 15, 7, 12, 17Celtics-Sixers · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST