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Thursday, June 7, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1
CLE76
SAS85
Q1 SAS +5; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +15; Q4 SAS +9
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · CLE @ SAS

San Antonio takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

85–76 in San Antonio. The NBA Finals series continues. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+5+15+9SAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1520142776
SAS2020242185
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 11, 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27SAS27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19, 21, 24SAS24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 8, 0, 9, 9, 21, 11, 31, 16CLE16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14CLE14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+14.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
4.6Reg. season avg19.3Last 3 playoff games

19.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 4.6 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 16 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.0Reg. season avg26.9Last 3 playoff games

26.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 37.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg36.8Today

37 minutes today, against 22.9 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 13 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tony Parker leads the day with 27

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.
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 16, 23, 11, 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27SAS vs CLE · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 33, 21, 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19, 21, 24SAS vs CLE · W
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 24, 10, 26, 33, 23, 17, 14, 22, 12, 16SAS vs CLE · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 8, 8, 0, 9, 9, 21, 11, 31, 16CLE @ SAS · L
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 20, 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14CLE @ SAS · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 4, 16, 6, 4, 12, 19, 7, 7, 14CLE @ SAS · L
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST