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Tuesday, May 15, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: IND trailed MIA by 5 at halftime and won 78–75.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Pacers78
Heat75
Q1 IND -4; Q2 IND -5; Q3 IND +9; Q4 IND +3
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Clippers92
Spurs108
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +8; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +16
On this day · 2010–11May 15, 2011: 2 games. Top scorer: Kevin Durant (Thunder-Grizzlies), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Pacers-Heat

Indiana edges Miami by three

LeBron James goes for 28 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-5+9+3IND AHEAD ↑MIA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1716281778
Heat2117142375
Who led
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16IND16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 7, 11, 18, 15, 12, 15, 10, 15IND15 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28MIA28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24MIA24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Clippers-Spurs · R2 · G1

San Antonio draws first blood against Clippers

San Antonio won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 108–92. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Clippers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92
Lead changes
Clippers-Spurs12
Pacers-Heat4
The night in charts
Clippers-Spurs combined for 200, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 108
200
Pacers-HeatPacers 78, Heat 75
153
IND won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Pacers-HeatPacers 78, Heat 75
+3 IND
Clippers-SpursClippers 92, Spurs 108
+16 SAS
Bledsoe shot 10-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeLAC · 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
DuncanSAS · 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
60% (12-20)
Danny GreenSAS · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
55% (6-11)
ButlerLAC · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 1 BLK
46% (6-13)
ManuSAS · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
46% (6-13)
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 78Heat 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers1716281778
Heat2117142375
The story
David West had 16 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat Miami 78-75

Paul George added 11 REB, 10 PTS, 2 AST 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 5-13 FG

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Pacers took the third 28-14.

IND lead by quarter
200 −4−5+9+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Clippers-Spurs
Clippers 92Spurs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers2920232092
Spurs29283021108
The story
Tim Duncan's 26 points and 10 rebounds carried San Antonio past Los Angeles, 108-92

For Los Angeles, Eric Bledsoe had 23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 12-20 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 28-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 0+8+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
3.3Reg. season avg15.0Last 3 playoff games

15.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 3.3 in the regular season (40 games). Today: 23 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg4.7Last 3 playoff games

4.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.3 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 0 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 28

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 27, 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28Heat-Pacers · L
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 19, 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26Spurs-Clippers · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24Heat-Pacers · L
22.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Eric BledsoePoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 9, 2, 3, 3, 2, 14, 8, 23Clippers-Spurs · L
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +17.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 20, 20, 6, 7, 4, 6, 17, 22Spurs-Clippers · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 13, 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16Pacers-Heat · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST