FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 19, 2012Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed OKC by 14 after the first quarter and won 104–98.

Final · Finals · G4 · Box score
Thunder98
Heat104
Q1 MIA -14; Q2 MIA -3; Q3 MIA +4; Q4 MIA +6
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · Thunder-Heat

Miami goes up 3–1 on OKC

Russell Westbrook goes for 43 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-3+4+6MIA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3316262398
Heat19273325104
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29, 26MIA26 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23, 19, 24, 25, 25MIA25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19, 43OKC43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25, 28OKC28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 98Heat 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder3316262398
Heat19273325104
The story
LeBron James had 26 points and 12 assists as Miami beat Oklahoma City 104-98

Kevin Durant led Oklahoma City with 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB 26 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 10-20 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Heat took the second 27-16.

MIA lead by quarter
200 −14−3+4+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.6Reg. season avg29.7Last 3 playoff games

29.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 43 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 4 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Russell Westbrook leads the day with 43

Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19, 43Thunder-Heat · L
23.3 PPG playoffs to date · +20.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Paul George OKC, Feb 1, 2019: 43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25, 28Thunder-Heat · L
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29, 26Heat-Thunder · W
30.5 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 12 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 20, 27, 17, 23, 19, 24, 25, 25Heat-Thunder · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Mario ChalmersPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 12, 9, 9, 9, 12, 3, 2, 25Heat-Thunder · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 13, 9, 7, 19, 10, 16, 10, 13Heat-Thunder · W
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Heat12