FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 23, 2013Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: NYK trailed BOS by 6 at halftime and won 87–71.

Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Bucks86
Heat98
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +4; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +12
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Celtics71
Knicks87
Q1 NYK +6; Q2 NYK -6; Q3 NYK +15; Q4 NYK +16
Final · R1 · G2 · Box score
Warriors131
Nuggets117
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +8; Q3 GSW +16; Q4 GSW +14
On this day · 2011–12Apr 23, 2012: 6 games. Top scorer: Paul George (Pacers-Pistons), 27 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 2 · Celtics-Knicks

Carmelo Anthony scores 34 in New York win over Boston

Stephen Curry goes for 30 points

Game flow · NYK margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6-6+15+16NYK AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2028111271
Knicks2616321387
Who led
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34NYK34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 14, 19, 30, 22, 17, 28, 31, 15, 15, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 19, 20, 24, 17, 15, 23, 12, 11, 21, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 10, 5, 12, 20, 16, 12, 11, 14, 8, 12BOS12 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Warriors-Nuggets · R1 · G2

Golden State evens the series with Denver at 1–1

Golden State won Game 2, 131–117, in the first round. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Nuggets
G1 · @ DENDEN97–95G2 · @ DENGSW131–117
Lead changes
Bucks-Heat6
Celtics-Knicks5
The night in charts
Warriors-Nuggets combined for 248, 64 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 131, Nuggets 117
248
Bucks-HeatBucks 86, Heat 98
184
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 71, Knicks 87
158
MIA won the closest game by 12
Closest finishes
Bucks-HeatBucks 86, Heat 98
+12 MIA
Warriors-NuggetsWarriors 131, Nuggets 117
+14 GSW
Celtics-KnicksCeltics 71, Knicks 87
+16 NYK
NYK rallied from 6 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-KnicksNYK won · Celtics 71, Knicks 87
6 pts
Warriors-NuggetsGSW won · Warriors 131, Nuggets 117
2 pts
Klay shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KlayGSW · 21 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST
73% (8-11)
JackGSW · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
67% (10-15)
BarnesGSW · 24 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
IlyasovaMIL · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST
64% (9-14)
D WadeMIA · 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Bucks-Heat
Bucks 86Heat 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2320222186
Heat2522213098
The story
Miami beat Milwaukee 98-86 behind 21 points from Dwyane Wade

Ersan Ilyasova paced Milwaukee: 21 PTS, 6 REB 21 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 8-14 FG

The swing

A 30-21 fourth quarter did the most damage for the Heat.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +2+4+3+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Mike Dunleavy topped the game at 37.7 FPTS: 16 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Warriors-Nuggets
Warriors 131Nuggets 117
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors26353535131
Nuggets28252737117
The story
Jarrett Jack had 26 points as Golden State beat Denver 131-117

Andre Iguodala led Denver with 18 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB · 10-15 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Warriors took the second 35-25.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+8+16+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Knicks
Celtics 71Knicks 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2028111271
Knicks2616321387
The story
Raymond Felton's 16 points carried New York past Boston, 87-71

For Boston, Kevin Garnett had 12 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST · 8-15 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Knicks trailed by 6 going into the third, then won it 32-11.

NYK lead by quarter
200 +6−6+15+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.4points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 2 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 27 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.4minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.5Reg. season avg12.1Last 2 playoff games

12.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 30.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 29.8 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 26 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 34

Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 50, 40, 41, 36, 36, 36, 31, 25, 36, 34Knicks-Celtics · W
35.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 22, 24, 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30Warriors-Nuggets · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
30 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 7, 4, 19, 6, 6, 14, 10, 26Warriors-Nuggets · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 11, 4, 15, 9, 4, 11, 8, 8, 24Warriors-Nuggets · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date
Career high24 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 19, 18, 17, 11, 22, 21, 16, 21Heat-Bucks · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Ersan IlyasovaPoints, last 10 games: 22, 29, 7, 9, 4, 25, 10, 14, 2, 21Bucks-Heat · L
11.5 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST