FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 28, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ORL by 1 after three quarters and won 112–102.

Final · CF · G5
ORL102
CLE112
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 CLE +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 28, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (BOS vs DET), 33 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · ORL @ CLE

LeBron James posts 37-14-12 as Cleveland tops Orlando

A triple-double in a 112–102 win. Conference finals series: Cleveland 2, Orlando 3.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+1-1+10CLE AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL18372423102
CLE35212234112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44, 37CLE37 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15, 18, 24CLE24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 18, 7, 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29ORL29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24ORL24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg40.7Last 3 playoff games

40.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 37 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 11 points in 22 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.2Reg. season avg35.0Today

35 minutes today, against 25.2 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

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: 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44, 37CLE vs ORL · W
36.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 14 REB · 12 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 18, 7, 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29ORL @ CLE · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24ORL @ CLE · L
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15, 18, 24CLE vs ORL · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 7, 6, 14, 14, 10, 12, 9, 12, 16CLE vs ORL · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15ORL @ CLE · L
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST