FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 6, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Nets86
Heat107
Q1 MIA +2; Q2 MIA +3; Q3 MIA +13; Q4 MIA +21
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Blazers92
Spurs116
Q1 SAS +13; Q2 SAS +26; Q3 SAS +25; Q4 SAS +24
On this day · 2012–13May 6, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Spurs), 44 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Nets-Heat

Miami draws first blood against Brooklyn

LaMarcus Aldridge goes for 32 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+3+13+21MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2023232086
Heat22243328107
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22MIA22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 3, 13, 11, 0, 2, 8, 3, 19MIA19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 24, 15, 22, 10, 11, 23, 13, 17BKN17 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 12, 24, 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17BKN17 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R2 · G1

San Antonio keeps Portland at arm's length

The Trail Blazers never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 24. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 33 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92
Lead changes
Nets-Heat3
Blazers-Spurs0
The night in charts
Blazers-Spurs combined for 208, 15 more than any other game
Points by game
Blazers-SpursBlazers 92, Spurs 116
208
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 107
193
MIA won the closest game by 21
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 86, Heat 107
+21 MIA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 92, Spurs 116
+24 SAS
Deron Williams shot 7-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Deron WilliamsBKN · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
70% (7-10)
LeBronMIA · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST
67% (10-15)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 17 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
Ray AllenMIA · 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST
60% (6-10)
ParkerSAS · 33 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 86Heat 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2023232086
Heat22243328107
The story
LeBron James' 22 points carried Miami past Brooklyn, 107-86

For Brooklyn, Deron Williams had 17 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 22 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 10-15 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 33-23, was where the Heat built it.

MIA lead by quarter
300 +2+3+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Chris Bosh was the fantasy play: 33.2 FPTS on 15 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST

Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 92Spurs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1623262792
Spurs29362526116
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 16 points as San Antonio beat Portland 116-92

Robin Lopez led Portland with 11 REB, 10 PTS 16 PTS, 9 REB, 4 STL, 1 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the first 29-16, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +13+26+25+24 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg29.0Last 3 playoff games

29.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.7 in the regular season (68 games). Today: 33 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 19 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+7.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (59 games). Line: 5 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 33

Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 10, 12, 21, 12, 19, 10, 23, 22, 32, 33Spurs-Blazers · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 3 REB · 9 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 22, 18, 26, 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32Blazers-Spurs · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 37, 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22Heat-Nets · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 10, 3, 13, 11, 0, 2, 8, 3, 19Heat-Nets · W
6.4 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marco BelinelliPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 0, 7, 7, 0, 3, 0, 5, 19Spurs-Blazers · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 9, 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17Blazers-Spurs · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST