FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 18, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 15 at halftime and won 92–83.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics83
Sixers92
Q1 PHI -12; Q2 PHI -15; Q3 PHI -4; Q4 PHI +9
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Thunder96
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL -1; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2010–11May 18, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Bulls), 29 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Celtics-Sixers

Philadelphia evens the series with Boston at 2–2

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-15-4+9PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2422172083
Sixers1219283392
Who led
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13, 10, 16PHI16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Evan TurnerPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 16, 9, 4, 10, 16, 10, 4, 16PHI16 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24, 24BOS24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 17, 20, 13, 14, 13, 8, 23, 15BOS15 PTS · 4 REB · 15 AST
Second story · Thunder-Lakers · R2 · G3

Lakers stay alive against OKC

A 99–96 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 36 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Thunder-Lakers
G1 · @ OKCOKC119–90G2 · @ OKCOKC77–75G3 · @ LALLAL99–96
Lead changes
Thunder-Lakers10
Celtics-Sixers7
The night in charts
Thunder-Lakers combined for 195, 20 more than any other game
Points by game
Thunder-LakersThunder 96, Lakers 99
195
Celtics-SixersCeltics 83, Sixers 92
175
LAL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Thunder-LakersThunder 96, Lakers 99
+3 LAL
Celtics-SixersCeltics 83, Sixers 92
+9 PHI
PHI erased a 15-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-SixersPHI won · Celtics 83, Sixers 92
15 pts
Thunder-LakersLAL won · Thunder 96, Lakers 99
1 pt
Pierce shot 8-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
BassBOS · 15 PTS, 5 REB
60% (6-10)
KDOKC · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
52% (12-23)
RondoBOS · 15 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
Lou WilliamsPHI · 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Thunder-Lakers
Thunder 96Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder1532232696
Lakers2327193099
The story
Pau Gasol had 12 points and 11 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Oklahoma City 99-96

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 21 PTS, 9 REB 12 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST · 4-8 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 23-15, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +8+3−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 83Sixers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2422172083
Sixers1219283392
The story
Lou Williams' 15 points and 8 assists carried Philadelphia past Boston, 92-83

For Boston, Paul Pierce had 24 PTS, 6 REB 15 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 5-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The 76ers trailed by 4 going into the fourth, then won it 33-20.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −12−15−4+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Rajon Rondo was the fantasy play: 47.3 FPTS on 15 PTS, 15 AST, 4 REB

Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.9Reg. season avg11.6Last 3 playoff games

11.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 9 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.2Reg. season avg33Today

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

Cooling off
−5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.2Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.2 in the regular season (46 games). Today: 5 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 38, 22, 22, 43, 31, 17, 20, 20, 36Lakers-Thunder · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 32, 32, 25, 26, 31, 24, 25, 22, 31Thunder-Lakers · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 12, 36, 21, 24, 16, 18, 14, 7, 24, 24Celtics-Sixers · L
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 14, 13, 30, 28, 29, 20, 12, 27, 15, 21Thunder-Lakers · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 40, 20, 14, 19, 15, 10, 29, 17, 13, 21Thunder-Lakers · L
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 5, 14, 11, 20, 19, 13, 10, 16Sixers-Celtics · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST