FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 8, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Bulls78
Heat115
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +14; Q3 MIA +29; Q4 MIA +37
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Warriors100
Spurs91
Q1 GSW +5; Q2 GSW +19; Q3 GSW +11; Q4 GSW +9
On this day · 2011–12May 8, 2012: 4 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Warriors-Spurs

Klay Thompson scores 34 as Golden State wins in San Antonio

LeBron James goes for 19 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+19+11+9GSW AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28342117100
Spurs2320291991
Who led
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 22, 21, 6, 13, 19, 7, 19, 34GSW34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22GSW22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23SAS23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20SAS20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Bulls-Heat · R2 · G2

Miami controls Chicago start to finish

Miami won 115–78, leading by as many as 37 at a break. Ray Allen led Miami with 21 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Bulls-Heat
G1 · @ MIACHI93–86G2 · @ MIAMIA115–78
Lead changes
Bulls-Heat7
Warriors-Spurs2
The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 193, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 78, Heat 115
193
Warriors-SpursWarriors 100, Spurs 91
191
GSW won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Warriors-SpursWarriors 100, Spurs 91
+9 GSW
Bulls-HeatBulls 78, Heat 115
+37 MIA
D Wade shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 15 PTS, 5 AST, 3 REB
64% (7-11)
LeBronMIA · 19 PTS, 9 AST, 5 REB, 3 STL
58% (7-12)
KlayGSW · 34 PTS, 14 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
50% (13-26)
BoshMIA · 13 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
50% (5-10)
KawhiSAS · 12 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST, 2 BLK
45% (5-11)
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 100Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28342117100
Spurs2320291991
The story
Stephen Curry had 22 points as Golden State beat San Antonio 100-91

Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 12 REB, 11 PTS, 2 AST 22 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the second 34-20, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +5+19+11+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 78Heat 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2021152278
Heat25303030115
The story
Ray Allen's 21 points carried Miami past Chicago, 115-78

For Chicago, Marco Belinelli had 13 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 21 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST · 5-7 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-15, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
400 +5+14+29+37 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.9Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.2Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 10 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.6Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.6 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 5 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Klay Thompson leads the day with 34

Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 22, 21, 6, 13, 19, 7, 19, 34Warriors-Spurs · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high34 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 23, 17, 17, 16, 26, 11, 19, 23Spurs-Warriors · L
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 35, 15, 19, 30, 29, 31, 15, 22, 44, 22Warriors-Spurs · W
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 17, 2, 11, 10, 20, 7, 23, 16, 9, 21Heat-Bulls · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 2, 22, 4, 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20Spurs-Warriors · L
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 28, 20, 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19Heat-Bulls · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST