FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 2, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed DEN by 4 after the first quarter and won 92–88.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nets95
Bulls92
Q1 BKN +6; Q2 BKN +6; Q3 BKN +4; Q4 BKN +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Nuggets88
Warriors92
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW -2; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +4
On this day · 2011–12May 2, 2012: 3 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (Clippers-Grizzlies), 29 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Nuggets-Warriors

Golden State closes out Denver in six

Andrew Bogut goes for 21 rebounds

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-2+11+4GSW AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2517202688
Warriors2119331992
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 3, 2, 5, 5, 13, 3, 16GSW16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25, 24DEN24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Ty LawsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 26, 14, 12, 19, 35, 26, 19, 17DEN17 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Nets-Bulls15
Nuggets-Warriors3
The night in charts
Nets-Bulls combined for 187, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 92
187
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 88, Warriors 92
180
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Nets-BullsNets 95, Bulls 92
+3 BKN
Nuggets-WarriorsNuggets 88, Warriors 92
+4 GSW
Bogut shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
BogutGSW · 21 REB, 14 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST
70% (7-10)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 17 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
Draymond GreenGSW · 16 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
FariedDEN · 11 PTS, 11 REB
50% (5-10)
BoozerCHI · 14 PTS, 13 REB
47% (7-15)
Final · Nets-Bulls
Nets 95Bulls 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets3327152095
Bulls2727172192
The story
Brook Lopez had 17 points as Brooklyn beat Chicago 95-92

Marco Belinelli led Chicago with 22 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB 17 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 7-18 FG

The swing

The Nets won the first 33-27, their biggest quarter edge.

BKN lead by quarter
200 +6+6+4+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Joakim Noah led the game in fantasy with 53.5 FPTS (15 REB, 14 PTS, 5 AST)

Final · Nuggets-Warriors
Nuggets 88Warriors 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nuggets2517202688
Warriors2119331992
The story
Stephen Curry's 22 points and 8 assists carried Golden State past Denver, 92-88

For Denver, Ty Lawson had 17 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 22 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 6-14 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 2 going into the third, then won it 33-20.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4−2+11+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 18 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.8minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg15.0Last 2 playoff games

15.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+22.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.0Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 26.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Second story · Nets-Bulls · R1 · G6

Brooklyn never trails at a break against Chicago

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–92. Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 17 points, 2 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Nets-Bulls
G1 · @ BKNBKN106–89G2 · @ BKNCHI90–82G3 · @ CHICHI79–76G4 · @ CHICHI142–134G5 · @ BKNBKN110–91G6 · @ CHIBKN95–92
Top performances

Andre Iguodala leads the day with 24

Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 13, 20, 8, 18, 14, 19, 25, 24Nuggets-Warriors · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 9, 7, 16, 4, 13, 8, 3, 4, 8, 22Bulls-Nets · L
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 22, 47, 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22Warriors-Nuggets · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 2, 9, 17, 11, 7, 34, 20, 18Bulls-Nets · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 29, 33, 30, 8, 22, 8, 18, 32, 23, 17Nets-Bulls · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 13, 8, 13, 13, 5, 4, 16, 18, 17Bulls-Nets · L
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST