FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 30, 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 · G6
CLE90
ORL103
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +13
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 30, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Chauncey Billups (DET vs BOS), 29 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · CLE @ ORL

Dwight Howard scores 40 as Orlando beats Cleveland

Orlando won 103–90. Dwight Howard: 40 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists. Orlando wins the conference finals series 4–2.

Game flow · ORL 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+5+18+16+13ORL AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2515302090
ORL30282817103
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40ORL40 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18ORL18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44, 37, 25CLE25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 21, 11, 12, 12, 17, 13, 22CLE22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
20.6Reg. season avg30.3Last 3 playoff games

30.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 40 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg15.3Last 3 playoff games

15.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 33.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 22 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard 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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40ORL vs CLE · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +19.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35, 41, 44, 37, 25CLE @ ORL · L
35.3 PPG playoffs to date · −11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 13, 14, 12, 21, 11, 12, 12, 17, 13, 22CLE @ ORL · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18ORL vs CLE · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19, 15, 18, 24, 17CLE @ ORL · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 4, 12, 6, 2, 14, 4, 4, 9, 7, 14CLE @ ORL · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST