FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 20, 2012Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed IND by 8 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Heat101
Pacers93
Q1 MIA -7; Q2 MIA -8; Q3 MIA +6; Q4 MIA +8
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs102
Clippers99
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS -1; Q4 SAS +3
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Heat-Pacers

LeBron James scores 40 as Miami beats Indiana

Dwyane Wade goes for 30 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-8+6+8MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat18283025101
Pacers2529162393
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40MIA40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30MIA30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25, 7, 11, 17, 20IND20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Darren CollisonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 2, 10, 11, 19, 10, 6, 7, 16IND16 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Spurs-Clippers · R2 · G4

San Antonio closes out Clippers in four

San Antonio won Game 4, 102–99, to take the conference semifinals series 4–0. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 21 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Clippers
G1 · @ SASSAS108–92G2 · @ SASSAS105–88G3 · @ LACSAS96–86G4 · @ LACSAS102–99
Lead changes
Spurs-Clippers14
Heat-Pacers3
The night in charts
Spurs-Clippers combined for 201, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 102, Clippers 99
201
Heat-PacersHeat 101, Pacers 93
194
SAS won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Spurs-ClippersSpurs 102, Clippers 99
+3 SAS
Heat-PacersHeat 101, Pacers 93
+8 MIA
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Heat-PacersMIA won · Heat 101, Pacers 93
8 pts
Spurs-ClippersSAS won · Spurs 102, Clippers 99
1 pt
Bledsoe shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BledsoeLAC · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
DuncanSAS · 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
64% (9-14)
D WadeMIA · 30 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 2 BLK
57% (13-23)
LeBronMIA · 40 PTS, 18 REB, 9 AST, 2 STL
52% (14-27)
CP3LAC · 23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
50% (9-18)
Final · Spurs-Clippers
Spurs 102Clippers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs26252328102
Clippers2126282499
The story
Tim Duncan had 21 points as San Antonio beat Los Angeles 102-99

Blake Griffin led Los Angeles with 21 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 9-14 FG

The swing

The Spurs won the first 26-21, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +5+4−1+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Paul led the game in fantasy with 51.7 FPTS (23 PTS, 11 AST, 6 REB)

Final · Heat-Pacers
Heat 101Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat18283025101
Pacers2529162393
The story
Udonis Haslem's 14 points carried Miami past Indiana, 101-93

14 PTS, 4 REB · 5-6 FG

The swing

The Heat trailed by 8 going into the third, then won it 30-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −7−8+6+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 8 points in 30 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 16 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.5Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 11.5 a game in the regular season (40 games). Line: 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 40

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40Heat-Pacers · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Jan 3, 2025: 41 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
40 PTS · 18 REB · 9 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 0, 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30Heat-Pacers · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 29, 24, 27, 19, 11, 19, 6, 10, 12, 23Clippers-Spurs · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 11 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 18, 17, 12, 17, 11, 26, 18, 19, 21Spurs-Clippers · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 4 AST
Blake GriffinPoints, last 10 games: 22, 17, 30, 15, 17, 8, 15, 20, 28, 21Clippers-Spurs · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Danny GrangerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 18, 26, 21, 25, 7, 11, 17, 20Pacers-Heat · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST