FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 28, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 8 at halftime and won 97–96.

Final · R1 · G3
CLE97
WAS96
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 CLE 0; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G3
SAS93
SAC94
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · R1 · G3
PHX92
LAL99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +7
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2004–05Apr 28, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Vince Carter (NJN vs MIA), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · CLE @ WAS

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Washington

Cleveland won 97–96. LeBron James: 41 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists. First round series: Cleveland 2, Washington 1.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-80+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1931212697
WAS2632132596
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41CLE41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16CLE16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34WAS34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 21, 22, 33, 11, 21, 20WAS20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · SAS @ SAC · R1 · G3

Sacramento keeps San Antonio at arm's length

The Spurs never led at a quarter break. Sacramento won by 1. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs SAC
G1 · @ SASSAS122–88G2 · @ SASSAS128–119G3 · @ SACSAC94–93Game by game through Apr 28, winner and final score. Pink = SAC win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41CLE @ WAS · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34WAS vs CLE · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 23, 18, 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29SAS @ SAC · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 23, 23, 23, 23, 21, 17, 15, 25SAC vs SAS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 23, 15, 23, 7, 13, 3, 16, 22SAC vs SAS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 21, 22, 33, 11, 21, 20WAS vs CLE · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST