FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 22, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Pacers83
Heat115
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +9; Q3 MIA +19; Q4 MIA +32
On this day · 2010–11May 22, 2011: 1 game. Top scorer: Chris Bosh (Heat-Bulls), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Pacers-Heat

LeBron James posts 30 and 10 as Miami beats Indiana

Dwyane Wade goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+9+19+32MIA AHEAD ↑IND AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2020172683
Heat26232739115
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30MIA30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28MIA28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 12, 2, 8, 6, 10, 9, 13, 11IND11 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16, 14, 8, 10IND10 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Final · Pacers-Heat
Pacers 83Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pacers2020172683
Heat26232739115
The story
Shane Battier had 13 points as Miami beat Indiana 115-83

Mario Chalmers added 11 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 13 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 4-7 FG, 4-5 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the fourth 39-26, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +6+9+19+32 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg18.4Last 3 playoff games

18.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.3 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 8 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.1Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 21.1 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 7 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Rebounding up
+4.2rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.8Reg. season avg13.0Last 3 playoff games

13.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 8 points in 28 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 19, 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30Heat-Pacers · W
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28Heat-Pacers · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 0, 2, 9, 0, 5, 0, 3, 13Heat-Pacers · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 12, 2, 8, 6, 10, 9, 13, 11Pacers-Heat · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Udonis HaslemPoints, last 10 games: 3, 1, 2, 6, 7, 2, 4, 0, 14, 10Heat-Pacers · W
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 19, 18, 4, 26, 12, 17, 16, 14, 8, 10Pacers-Heat · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST