FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 30, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G5
WAS88
CLE87
Q1 WAS +7; Q2 WAS +2; Q3 WAS +4; Q4 WAS +1
Final · R1 · G5
ATL85
BOS110
Q1 BOS +8; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +25
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 · 2006–07Apr 30, 2007: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ WAS), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 5 · WAS @ CLE

Caron Butler scores 32 as Washington wins in Cleveland

Final: 88–87. Caron Butler made 11 of 22 shots from the field. First round series: Washington 2, Cleveland 3.

Game flow · WAS 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+7+2+4+1WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
WAS2322241988
CLE1627222287
Who led
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 18, 13, 6, 14, 12, 17, 19, 32WAS32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
DeShawn StevensonPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 19, 6, 3, 3, 12, 19, 13, 17WAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34CLE34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 18, 13, 12, 14, 22, 22, 16, 9, 9, 19CLE19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Second story · ATL @ BOS · R1 · G5

Boston never trails at a break against Atlanta

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 110–85. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS104–81G2 · @ BOSBOS96–77G3 · @ ATLATL102–93G4 · @ ATLATL97–92G5 · @ BOSBOS110–85Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
17.2Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.2 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 18 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 13 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Reg. season avg36.6Today

37 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 34

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: 17, 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34CLE vs WAS · L
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 29, 18, 13, 6, 14, 12, 17, 19, 32WAS @ CLE · W
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +16.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 28, 14, 14, 7, 16, 14, 17, 18, 22BOS vs ATL · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 30, 34, 21, 10, 5, 19, 11, 23, 35, 21ATL @ BOS · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20BOS vs ATL · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 11, 14, 3, 18, 15, 13, 21, 19BOS vs ATL · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST