FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 3, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 2 after the first quarter and won 121–120.

Final · R1 · G5
MIL93
DET122
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +31; Q4 DET +29
Final · OT · R1 · G5
WAS120
CLE121
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +1
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 · 2004–05May 3, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (SAC @ SEA), 38 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · WAS @ CLE

LeBron James scores 45, Cleveland wins in overtime

Tied 107–107 after regulation. Final: 121–120. First round series: Cleveland 3, Washington 2. Gilbert Arenas scored 44 for Washington in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2+1+40+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
WAS2724302613120
CLE2527332214121
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45CLE45 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24CLE24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44WAS44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22, 32WAS32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · MIL @ DET · R1 · G5

Detroit controls Milwaukee start to finish

Detroit won 122–93, leading by as many as 31 at a break. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET92–74G2 · @ DETDET109–98G3 · @ MILMIL124–104G4 · @ MILDET109–99G5 · @ DETDET122–93Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.4Reg. season avg41.3Last 3 playoff games

41.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 45 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 45

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: 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45CLE vs WAS · W
36.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44WAS @ CLE · L
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 28, 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40DET vs MIL · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +23.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22, 32WAS @ CLE · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24CLE vs WAS · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40, 33, 23MIL @ DET · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST