FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 27, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed DET by 1 after three quarters and won 88–82.

Final · CF · G3
DET82
CLE88
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +3; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +6
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 · 2005–06May 27, 2006: 1 game. Top scorer: Dwyane Wade (MIA vs DET), 35 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · DET @ CLE

LeBron James scores 32 in Cleveland win over Detroit

Final: 88–82. LeBron James added 9 rebounds and 9 assists. Conference finals 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 Q3Final00+3-1+6CLE AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DET2221201982
CLE2224162688
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32CLE32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22, 3, 16CLE16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15, 16, 16DET16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 22, 0, 0, 9, 5, 10, 9, 15DET15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−6.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.8Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.8 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 15 points in 28 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg37.1Today

37 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.9Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.9 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 6 points in 22 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

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: 31, 21, 36, 18, 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32CLE vs DET · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 9 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 20, 8, 13, 11, 13, 16, 6, 22, 3, 16CLE vs DET · W
14.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 10, 16, 14, 15, 16, 15, 16, 16DET @ CLE · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Chris WebberPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 22, 0, 0, 9, 5, 10, 9, 15DET @ CLE · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 0, 15, 17, 8, 9, 8, 3, 9, 14, 13CLE vs DET · W
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 25, 23, 18, 11, 17, 8, 1, 13DET @ CLE · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST