FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 14, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 5 after the first quarter and won 96–89.

Final · R2 · G5
CLE89
BOS96
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
Final · R2 · G5
UTA104
LAL111
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +7
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 14, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ NJN), 30 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · CLE @ BOS

Boston beats Cleveland by 7, moves within one of advancing

Game 5: 96–89. Series: 3–2. Paul Pierce led Boston with 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. LeBron James scored 35 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-5-3+9+7BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2323172689
BOS1825292496
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26BOS26 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35CLE35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · UTA @ LAL · R2 · G5

Lakers go up 3–2 on Utah

Game 5 went to the Lakers, 111–104. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · UTA vs LAL
G1 · @ LALLAL109–98G2 · @ LALLAL120–110G3 · @ UTAUTA104–99G4 · @ UTAUTA123–115G5 · @ LALLAL111–104Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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: 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35CLE @ BOS · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29BOS vs CLE · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27UTA @ LAL · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26BOS vs CLE · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26LAL vs UTA · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26, 22LAL vs UTA · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST