FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 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 · G4 · Box score
Heat102
Nets96
Q1 MIA +5; Q2 MIA +7; Q3 MIA +3; Q4 MIA +6
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Spurs92
Blazers103
Q1 POR +5; Q2 POR +2; Q3 POR +17; Q4 POR +11
On this day · 2012–13May 12, 2013: 1 game. Top scorer: Harrison Barnes (Warriors-Spurs), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Heat-Nets

LeBron James scores 49 as Miami beats Brooklyn

Nicolas Batum goes for 14 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+7+3+6MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27292323102
Nets2227272096
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49MIA49 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 9, 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15MIA15 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18BKN18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16BKN16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Blazers · R2 · G4

Portland never trails at a break against San Antonio

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 103–92. Damian Lillard led Portland with 25 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Blazers
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103G4 · @ PORPOR103–92
Lead changes
Heat-Nets8
Spurs-Blazers4
The night in charts
Heat-Nets combined for 198, 3 more than any other game
Points by game
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 96
198
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 92, Blazers 103
195
MIA won the closest game by 6
Closest finishes
Heat-NetsHeat 102, Nets 96
+6 MIA
Spurs-BlazersSpurs 92, Blazers 103
+11 POR
LeBron shot 16-of-24 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LeBronMIA · 49 PTS, 6 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
67% (16-24)
PierceBKN · 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
D WadeMIA · 15 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
BartonPOR · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
54% (7-13)
DamePOR · 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB
52% (11-21)
Final · Heat-Nets
Heat 102Nets 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat27292323102
Nets2227272096
The story
Chris Bosh had 12 points as Miami beat Brooklyn 102-96

Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 13 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB 12 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK · 5-9 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Heat won the first 27-22, their biggest quarter edge.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +5+7+3+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Blazers
Spurs 92Blazers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2424202492
Blazers29213518103
The story
Damian Lillard's 25 points carried Portland past San Antonio, 103-92

For San Antonio, Tim Duncan had 12 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 11-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-20, was where the Trail Blazers built it.

POR lead by quarter
200 +5+2+17+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.1Reg. season avg33.0Last 3 playoff games

33.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 49 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+20.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.5Reg. season avg29.5Today

30 minutes today, against 9.5 a game in the regular season (41 games). Line: 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 49

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49Heat-Nets · W
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +21.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Allen Iverson PHI, Feb 13, 2001: 49 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
49 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Damian LillardPoints, last 10 games: 31, 18, 30, 23, 26, 25, 17, 19, 21, 25Blazers-Spurs · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 46, 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21, 19Blazers-Spurs · W
26.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18Nets-Heat · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Will BartonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 5, 8, 23, 0, 9, 13, 0, 17Blazers-Spurs · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16Nets-Heat · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST