FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 13, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 6 at halftime and won 86–77.

Final · R2 · G3
DET77
CLE86
Q1 CLE +1; Q2 CLE -6; Q3 CLE -3; Q4 CLE +9
Final · R2 · G3
SAS103
DAL104
Q1 DAL +9; Q2 DAL +5; Q3 DAL +4; Q4 DAL +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 13, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Amar'e Stoudemire (PHX @ DAL), 37 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · DET @ CLE

LeBron James posts 21-10-10 as Cleveland tops Detroit

A triple-double in an 86–77 win. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 1, Detroit 2.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1-6-3+9CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET1725142177
CLE1818173386
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21CLE21 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 14, 3, 0, 4, 6, 4, 6, 11, 10, 16CLE16 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22DET22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 14, 20, 26, 34, 17, 14, 15, 20DET20 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Second story · SAS @ DAL · R2 · G3

Dallas keeps San Antonio at arm's length

The Spurs never led at a quarter break. Dallas won by 1. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 27 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs DAL
G1 · @ SASSAS87–85G2 · @ SASDAL113–91G3 · @ DALDAL104–103Game by game through May 13, winner and final score. Pink = DAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.5Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.5 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg45.5Today

45 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 35

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 14, 29, 17, 24, 15, 31, 28, 35SAS @ DAL · L
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · +13.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high35 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 29, 36, 22, 31, 31, 36, 27, 20, 21, 27DAL vs SAS · W
27.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 32, 8, 3, 27, 10, 15, 13, 24SAS @ DAL · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Devin HarrisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 2, 0, 7, 4, 6, 3, 20, 24DAL vs SAS · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high24 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40, 20, 17, 22DET @ CLE · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32, 22, 30, 21CLE vs DET · W
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · −12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 10 AST