FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 16, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 5 after the first quarter and won 107–91.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics107
Sixers91
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +23; Q4 BOS +16
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Lakers75
Thunder77
Q1 OKC -1; Q2 OKC +3; Q3 OKC -3; Q4 OKC +2
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Celtics-Sixers

Boston beats Philadelphia by 16, moves within two of advancing

Paul Pierce goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+23+16BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28322918107
Sixers3316172591
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27BOS27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24BOS24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 6, 8, 0, 8, 5, 4, 22PHI22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 6, 16, 26, 17, 20, 16, 14, 8, 18, 15PHI15 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Second story · Lakers-Thunder · R2 · G2

OKC goes up 2–0 on Lakers

Game 2 went to the Thunder, 77–75. Kevin Durant led OKC with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75
Lead changes
Lakers-Thunder18
Celtics-Sixers3
Shot of the night

KD's jumper with 18 seconds left puts the Thunder ahead, 77-75 final

The night in charts
Celtics-Sixers combined for 198, 46 more than any other game
Points by game
Celtics-SixersCeltics 107, Sixers 91
198
Lakers-ThunderLakers 75, Thunder 77
152
OKC won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Lakers-ThunderLakers 75, Thunder 77
+2 OKC
Celtics-SixersCeltics 107, Sixers 91
+16 BOS
BOS rallied from 5 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SixersBOS won · Celtics 107, Sixers 91
5 pts
Lakers-ThunderOKC won · Lakers 75, Thunder 77
3 pts
KG shot 12-of-17 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 27 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
71% (12-17)
Thaddeus YoungPHI · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
63% (10-16)
KDOKC · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
RondoBOS · 23 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB
56% (9-16)
PauLAL · 14 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST
55% (6-11)
Final · Lakers-Thunder
Lakers 75Thunder 77
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2223181275
Thunder2127121777
The story
Russell Westbrook had 15 points as Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles 77-75

Andrew Bynum led Los Angeles with 20 PTS, 9 REB 15 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Thunder took the fourth 17-12.

OKC lead by quarter
200 −1+3−3+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 107Sixers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics28322918107
Sixers3316172591
The story
Rajon Rondo's 23 points and 14 assists carried Boston past Philadelphia, 107-91

For Philadelphia, Jrue Holiday had 15 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 23 PTS, 14 AST, 6 REB · 9-16 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-16.

BOS lead by quarter
300 −5+11+23+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.8Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.8 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 27 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 13 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg40.2Today

40 minutes today, against 26.9 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 27

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 4, 20, 15, 20, 13, 16, 28, 29, 15, 27Celtics-Sixers · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24Celtics-Sixers · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 0, 20, 17, 20, 13, 14, 13, 8, 23Celtics-Sixers · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 14 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22Thunder-Lakers · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Thaddeus YoungPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 8, 6, 8, 0, 8, 5, 4, 22Sixers-Celtics · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high22 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Andrew BynumPoints, last 10 games: 10, 10, 27, 18, 19, 16, 11, 16, 20, 20Lakers-Thunder · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST