FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, April 30, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 106–96.

Final · R1 · G4
MIA87
CHI93
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · R1 · G4
PHX98
LAL99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G4
CLE96
WAS106
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 WAS 0; Q4 WAS +10
Final · R1 · G4
SAS84
SAC102
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +18
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 30, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (HOU vs DAL), 36 points.
The lead · First round · Game 4 · CLE @ WAS

Gilbert Arenas scores 34 in Washington win over Cleveland

Final: 106–96. Gilbert Arenas added 5 rebounds and 6 assists. First round series: Washington 2, Cleveland 2. LeBron James scored 38 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · WAS 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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-110+10WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2730152496
WAS26202634106
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34WAS34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22WAS22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38CLE38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 12, 14, 11, 19, 10, 2, 2, 19CLE19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · PHX @ LAL · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Phoenix 3–1

99–98 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Lamar Odom led Lakers with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · PHX vs LAL
G1 · @ PHXPHX107–102G2 · @ PHXLAL99–93G3 · @ LALLAL99–92G4 · @ LALLAL99–98Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38CLE @ WAS · L
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34WAS vs CLE · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25SAC vs SAS · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 15, 16, 14, 6, 21, 21, 15, 25LAL vs PHX · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24LAL vs PHX · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30, 19, 24CHI vs MIA · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST