FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · R1 · G6
CLE105
WAS88
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G6
BOS100
ATL103
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R1 · G6
HOU91
UTA113
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +22
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 · 2006–07May 2, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ PHX), 34 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · BOS @ ATL

Atlanta pulls level with Boston

Game 6 to Atlanta, 103–100. The first round series is tied 3–3. Marvin Williams led Atlanta with 18 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1-3+3ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS32183218100
ATL20293024103
Who led
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 16, 11, 9, 13, 13, 8, 12, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 9, 17, 5, 12, 12, 18, 6, 17ATL17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 3, 18, 15, 13, 21, 19, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · CLE @ WAS · R1 · G6

Cleveland handles Washington by 17

The Cavaliers won the second quarter 29–17. Final: 105–88. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs WAS
G1 · @ CLECLE93–86G2 · @ CLECLE116–86G3 · @ WASWAS108–72G4 · @ WASCLE100–97G5 · @ CLEWAS88–87G6 · @ WASCLE105–88Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.6Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

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.
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23, 29, 40HOU @ UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27CLE @ WAS · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 0, 18, 8, 15, 6, 6, 4, 26CLE @ WAS · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25UTA vs HOU · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 25, 12, 23, 9, 15, 23, 8, 23WAS vs CLE · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22BOS @ ATL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST