FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 24, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
CLE89
ORL99
Q1 ORL +7; Q2 ORL +1; Q3 ORL +5; Q4 ORL +10
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 24, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (DET vs BOS), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · CLE @ ORL

Orlando takes Game 3, leads Cleveland 2–1

99–89 in Orlando. The conference finals series continues. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists. LeBron James scored 41 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+1+5+10ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1724222689
ORL2418263199
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24ORL24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 7, 5, 16, 11, 15, 11, 4, 18ORL18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41CLE41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15CLE15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg41.7Last 3 playoff games

41.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 41 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−20.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg3.0Last 3 playoff games

3.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 9 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

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: 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41CLE @ ORL · L
35.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
41 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24ORL vs CLE · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 7, 5, 16, 11, 15, 11, 4, 18ORL vs CLE · W
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 17, 17, 7, 11, 5, 11, 17, 13, 10, 16ORL vs CLE · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15CLE @ ORL · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23, 15ORL vs CLE · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST