FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 17, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Thunder85
Heat91
Q1 MIA +6; Q2 MIA +1; Q3 MIA +2; Q4 MIA +6
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Thunder-Heat

Miami takes Game 3, leads OKC 2–1

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+1+2+6MIA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2026211885
Heat2621222291
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29MIA29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23, 19, 24, 25MIA25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25OKC25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19OKC19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 85Heat 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder2026211885
Heat2621222291
The story
Dwyane Wade had 25 points as Miami beat Oklahoma City 91-85

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 25 PTS, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 8-22 FG

The swing

The Heat won the first 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +6+1+2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.8Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.8 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 9 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 33.2 a game in the regular season (49 games). Line: 25 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29Heat-Thunder · W
30.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23, 19, 24, 25Heat-Thunder · W
22.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25Thunder-Heat · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19Thunder-Heat · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kendrick PerkinsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 3, 4, 15, 4, 4, 4, 4, 10Thunder-Heat · L
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 19, 13, 9, 7, 19, 10, 16, 10Heat-Thunder · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Heat10