FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 21, 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 · G5 · Box score
Thunder106
Heat121
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +10; Q3 MIA +24; Q4 MIA +15
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Thunder-Heat

LeBron James posts 26-11-13 as Miami tops OKC

Kevin Durant goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+10+24+15MIA AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26232235106
Heat31283626121
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29, 26, 26MIA26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 9, 7, 19, 10, 16, 10, 13, 24MIA24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25, 28, 32OKC32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19, 43, 19OKC19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Final · Thunder-Heat
Thunder 106Heat 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Thunder26232235106
Heat31283626121
The story
Dwyane Wade had 20 points as Miami beat Oklahoma City 121-106

Russell Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 19 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 20 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 3 BLK · 7-12 FG

The swing

The Heat won the third 36-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +5+10+24+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.8Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.8 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 1 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.3Reg. season avg43.3Today

43 minutes today, against 35.3 a game in the regular season (66 games). Line: 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.4rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
7.9Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.9 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 26 points in 44 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 32

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 36, 27, 34, 36, 32, 25, 28, 32Thunder-Heat · L
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 29, 30, 45, 31, 30, 32, 29, 26, 26Heat-Thunder · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 14, 1999: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Chris BoshPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 9, 7, 19, 10, 16, 10, 13, 24Heat-Thunder · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Mike MillerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 2, 3, 0, 0, 2, 2, 4, 0, 23Heat-Thunder · W
5.2 PPG playoffs to date · +18.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 27, 17, 23, 19, 24, 25, 25, 20Heat-Thunder · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 7, 23, 25, 27, 27, 19, 43, 19Thunder-Heat · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Thunder-Heat2