FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 7, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
ATL85
CLE105
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +30; Q4 CLE +20
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 · 2007–08May 7, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs UTA), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · ATL @ CLE

Cleveland goes up 2–0 on Atlanta

Game 2 went to the Cavaliers, 105–85. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+24+30+20CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1718203085
CLE26332620105
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27CLE27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 21, 2, 2, 0, 4, 5, 17CLE17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 2, 8, 10, 10, 5, 0, 6, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Thomas GardnerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 8, 2, 0, 12ATL12 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27CLE vs ATL · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 21, 2, 2, 0, 4, 5, 17CLE vs ATL · W
5.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 2, 8, 10, 10, 5, 0, 6, 16ATL @ CLE · L
7.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 18, 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15CLE vs ATL · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 20, 7, 12, 20, 2, 12, 13, 14CLE vs ATL · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 7, 3, 6, 2, 7, 6, 4, 12CLE vs ATL · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST