FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 15, 2013Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed CHI by 8 after three quarters and won 94–91.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Bulls91
Heat94
Q1 MIA +9; Q2 MIA -6; Q3 MIA -8; Q4 MIA +3
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Grizzlies88
Thunder84
Q1 MEM -5; Q2 MEM +12; Q3 MEM +2; Q4 MEM +4
On this day · 2011–12May 15, 2012: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Heat-Pacers), 28 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Bulls-Heat

Miami closes out Chicago in five

Zach Randolph goes for 28 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9-6-8+3MIA AHEAD ↑CHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2132241491
Heat3017222594
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25, 27, 23MIA23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 16, 21, 4, 14, 15, 10, 6, 18MIA18 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21, 14, 26CHI26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 20, 18, 12, 27, 11, 17, 0, 21CHI21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Second story · Grizzlies-Thunder · R2 · G5

Memphis finishes off OKC, wins the series 4–1

88–84 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Zach Randolph led Memphis with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Grizzlies-Thunder
G1 · @ OKCOKC93–91G2 · @ OKCMEM99–93G3 · @ MEMMEM87–81G4 · @ MEMMEM103–97G5 · @ OKCMEM88–84
Lead changes
Grizzlies-Thunder7
Bulls-Heat4
The night in charts
Bulls-Heat combined for 185, 13 more than any other game
Points by game
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 94
185
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 88, Thunder 84
172
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Bulls-HeatBulls 91, Heat 94
+3 MIA
Grizzlies-ThunderGrizzlies 88, Thunder 84
+4 MEM
MIA rallied from 8 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Bulls-HeatMIA won · Bulls 91, Heat 94
8 pts
Grizzlies-ThunderMEM won · Grizzlies 88, Thunder 84
5 pts
D Wade shot 7-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
D WadeMIA · 18 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
BoozerCHI · 26 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
53% (10-19)
HamiltonCHI · 15 PTS, 2 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
50% (6-12)
RandolphMEM · 28 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
47% (8-17)
IbakaOKC · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 BLK
47% (8-17)
Final · Bulls-Heat
Bulls 91Heat 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bulls2132241491
Heat3017222594
The story
LeBron James had 23 points and 8 assists as Miami beat Chicago 94-91

Jimmy Butler led Chicago with 19 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST 23 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB · 5-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 25-14.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +9−6−8+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Carlos Boozer led the game in fantasy with 52.3 FPTS (26 PTS, 14 REB)

Final · Grizzlies-Thunder
Grizzlies 88Thunder 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Grizzlies1832142488
Thunder2315242284
The story
Mike Conley's 13 points and 11 assists carried Memphis past Oklahoma City, 88-84

For Oklahoma City, Kevin Durant had 21 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST 13 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB · 5-18 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

The Grizzlies trailed by 5 going into the second, then won it 32-15.

MEM lead by quarter
200 −5+12+2+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.4Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 16 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.8Reg. season avg19.8Last 3 playoff games

19.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.8 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 5 points in 15 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: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Zach Randolph leads the day with 28

Zach RandolphPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 24, 25, 23, 18, 15, 8, 23, 28Grizzlies-Thunder · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 22, 21, 10, 14, 17, 6, 8, 21, 14, 26Bulls-Heat · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 19, 22, 30, 24, 19, 25, 27, 23Heat-Bulls · W
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 41, 38, 36, 27, 35, 36, 25, 27, 21Thunder-Grizzlies · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Nate RobinsonPoints, last 10 games: 7, 34, 20, 18, 12, 27, 11, 17, 0, 21Bulls-Heat · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Jimmy ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 18, 17, 9, 21, 9, 17, 12, 19Bulls-Heat · L
13.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST