FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 14, 2014Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: MIA trailed BKN by 9 after three quarters and won 96–94.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Nets94
Heat96
Q1 MIA +1; Q2 MIA -7; Q3 MIA -9; Q4 MIA +2
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Blazers82
Spurs104
Q1 Spurs 0; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +14; Q4 SAS +22
On this day · 2012–13May 14, 2013: 2 games. Top scorer: George Hill (Pacers-Knicks), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Nets-Heat

Miami closes out Brooklyn in five

Kawhi Leonard goes for 22 points

Game flow · MIA margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-7-9+2MIA AHEAD ↑BKN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2227261994
Heat2319243096
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29MIA29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28MIA28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18, 34BKN34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 18, 22, 10, 12, 10, 8, 13, 14, 16, 19BKN19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Blazers-Spurs · R2 · G5

San Antonio finishes off Portland, wins the series 4–1

104–82 in Game 5 of the conference semifinals. Danny Green led San Antonio with 22 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.

Series tracker · Blazers-Spurs
G1 · @ SASSAS116–92G2 · @ SASSAS114–97G3 · @ PORSAS118–103G4 · @ PORPOR103–92G5 · @ SASSAS104–82
Lead changes
Nets-Heat14
Blazers-Spurs2
The night in charts
Nets-Heat combined for 190, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 96
190
Blazers-SpursBlazers 82, Spurs 104
186
MIA won the closest game by 2
Closest finishes
Nets-HeatNets 94, Heat 96
+2 MIA
Blazers-SpursBlazers 82, Spurs 104
+22 SAS
Danny Green shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Danny GreenSAS · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
Joe JohnsonBKN · 34 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
65% (15-23)
KawhiSAS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 2 AST
60% (9-15)
D WadeMIA · 28 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
56% (10-18)
BoshMIA · 16 PTS, 2 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
Final · Nets-Heat
Nets 94Heat 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Nets2227261994
Heat2319243096
The story
LeBron James had 29 points as Miami beat Brooklyn 96-94

Deron Williams led Brooklyn with 17 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 6-14 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

Down 9 after the third, the Heat took the fourth 30-19.

MIA lead by quarter
200 +1−7−9+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Blazers-Spurs
Blazers 82Spurs 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Blazers1925191982
Spurs19322627104
The story
Danny Green's 22 points carried San Antonio past Portland, 104-82

For Portland, LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 9 REB, 1 AST · 9-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 27-19, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 0+7+14+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.1Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.1 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.2Reg. season avg10.0Last 3 playoff games

10.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 24.3 a game in the regular season (68 games). Line: 22 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Joe Johnson leads the day with 34

Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 7, 32, 17, 26, 17, 13, 19, 18, 34Nets-Heat · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 27, 32, 30, 31, 22, 22, 28, 49, 29Heat-Nets · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 15, 17, 15, 14, 14, 20, 15, 28Heat-Nets · W
17.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Danny GreenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 2, 6, 17, 16, 0, 8, 5, 9, 22Spurs-Blazers · W
7.8 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 7, 15, 12, 15, 16, 20, 16, 11, 22Spurs-Blazers · W
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 43, 23, 29, 8, 30, 32, 16, 21, 19, 21Blazers-Spurs · L
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST