FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 5, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 114–113.

Final · OT · R1 · G6
CLE114
WAS113
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G6
SAS105
SAC83
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +22
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 5, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (HOU vs DAL), 37 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · CLE @ WAS

Cleveland wins Game 6 over Washington, 114–113

First round series: Cleveland 4, Washington 2. LeBron James led Cleveland with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Gilbert Arenas scored 36 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-1-10+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE173127327114
WAS242527316113
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32CLE32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 4, 16, 19, 3, 4, 3, 6, 28CLE28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44, 36WAS36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 10, 9, 14, 6, 11, 13, 13, 22WAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.6Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.6 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 17 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg2.3Last 3 playoff games

2.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg52.2Today

52 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 18 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · SAS @ SAC · R1 · G6

San Antonio keeps Sacramento at arm's length

The Kings never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 22. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs SAC
G1 · @ SASSAS122–88G2 · @ SASSAS128–119G3 · @ SACSAC94–93G4 · @ SACSAC102–84G5 · @ SASSAS109–98G6 · @ SACSAS105–83Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 36

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.
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44, 36WAS vs CLE · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32CLE @ WAS · W
35.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 11, 6, 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31SAS @ SAC · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 4, 16, 19, 3, 4, 3, 6, 28CLE @ WAS · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 10, 9, 14, 6, 11, 13, 13, 22WAS vs CLE · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 19, 10, 2, 2, 19, 12, 21CLE @ WAS · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST