FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 28, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Celtics79
Heat93
Q1 MIA +10; Q2 Heat 0; Q3 MIA +11; Q4 MIA +14
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Celtics-Heat

LeBron James scores 32 in Miami win over Boston

Kevin Garnett goes for 23 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+100+11+14MIA AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1135151879
Heat2125262193
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32MIA32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22MIA22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23BOS23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 13, 8, 23, 15, 13, 9, 18, 16BOS16 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Final · Celtics-Heat
Celtics 79Heat 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1135151879
Heat2125262193
The story
Dwyane Wade had 22 points as Miami beat Boston 93-79

Rajon Rondo led Boston with 16 PTS, 9 REB, 7 AST 22 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 8-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the third 26-15, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +100+11+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.1Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (49 games). Today: 22 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 10 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 27, 29, 32, 28, 22, 40, 30, 28, 32Heat-Celtics · W
29.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 29, 15, 27, 9, 20, 20, 18, 23Celtics-Heat · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 19, 29, 24, 5, 30, 28, 41, 22Heat-Celtics · W
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 13, 8, 23, 15, 13, 9, 18, 16Celtics-Heat · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 18, 14, 7, 24, 24, 16, 24, 15, 12Celtics-Heat · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Shane BattierPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 9, 0, 5, 0, 3, 13, 2, 10Heat-Celtics · W
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST