FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 14, 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 · G4 · Box score
Knicks82
Pacers93
Q1 IND +7; Q2 IND +14; Q3 IND +11; Q4 IND +11
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Warriors91
Spurs109
Q1 SAS +9; Q2 SAS +3; Q3 SAS +11; Q4 SAS +18
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Knicks-Pacers

Indiana wins Game 4 over New York, 93–82

Paul George goes for 18 points

Game flow · IND margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+14+11+11IND AHEAD ↑NYK AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1618222682
Pacers2325192693
Who led
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 3, 12, 15, 21, 14, 12, 17, 26IND26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 16, 21, 21, 4, 19, 20, 14, 18IND18 PTS · 14 REB · 7 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24NYK24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19NYK19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Warriors-Spurs · R2 · G5

San Antonio leads Golden State wire to wire

San Antonio was ahead at every break and won 109–91. Best quarter: the first, 37–28. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists.

Series tracker · Warriors-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS129–127G2 · @ SASGSW100–91G3 · @ GSWSAS102–92G4 · @ GSWGSW97–87G5 · @ SASSAS109–91
Lead changes
Warriors-Spurs6
Knicks-Pacers0
The night in charts
Warriors-Spurs combined for 200, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Warriors-SpursWarriors 91, Spurs 109
200
Knicks-PacersKnicks 82, Pacers 93
175
IND won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Knicks-PacersKnicks 82, Pacers 93
+11 IND
Warriors-SpursWarriors 91, Spurs 109
+18 SAS
George Hill shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
George HillIND · 26 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
Danny GreenSAS · 16 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
JackGSW · 20 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
56% (9-16)
ParkerSAS · 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
BarnesGSW · 25 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
56% (10-18)
Final · Knicks-Pacers
Knicks 82Pacers 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Knicks1618222682
Pacers2325192693
The story
David West had 10 points and 10 rebounds as Indiana beat New York 93-82

Raymond Felton led New York with 14 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 3-9 FG

The swing

The Pacers won the first 23-16, their biggest quarter edge.

IND lead by quarter
200 +7+14+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Warriors-Spurs
Warriors 91Spurs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors2823211991
Spurs37172926109
The story
Tony Parker's 25 points and 10 assists carried San Antonio past Golden State, 109-91

For Golden State, Harrison Barnes had 25 PTS, 7 REB 25 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 9-16 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 37-28, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
200 +9+3+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.2Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 25 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−29.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.8Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 6 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.7Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 28.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 6 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

George Hill leads the day with 26

George HillPoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 3, 12, 15, 21, 14, 12, 17, 26Pacers-Knicks · W
16.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 28, 20, 23, 28, 20, 32, 17, 25Spurs-Warriors · W
23.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 4, 23, 11, 19, 13, 12, 26, 25Warriors-Spurs · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 26, 36, 22, 21, 27, 32, 21, 24Knicks-Pacers · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Jarrett JackPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 21, 20, 13, 15, 8, 11, 24, 20Warriors-Spurs · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 15, 15, 19, 15, 14, 13, 17, 8, 9, 19Knicks-Pacers · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST