1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 75–72.
Final · Finals · G3
SAS75
CLE72
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 3 · SAS @ CLE
San Antonio goes up 3–0 on Cleveland
Game 3 went to the Spurs, 75–72. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAS | 16 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 75 |
| CLE | 18 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 72 |
Who led
Tony ParkerSAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanSAS14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesCLE25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenCLE13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Tony ParkerSAS
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.
Losing minutes
Eric SnowCLE
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 25
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 JamesCLE vs SAS · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 ASTTony ParkerSAS @ CLE · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 ASTTim DuncanSAS @ CLE · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · −9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 ASTDrew GoodenCLE vs SAS · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 ASTBruce BowenSAS @ CLE · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 1 ASTSasha PavlovicCLE vs SAS · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST