FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 7, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHX trailed SAS by 9 after the first quarter and won 110–96.

Final · R2 · G3
CLE124
BOS95
Q1 CLE +19; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +29
Final · R2 · G3
PHX110
SAS96
Q1 PHX -9; Q2 PHX -6; Q3 PHX -1; Q4 PHX +14
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 · 2008–09May 7, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs ATL), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · PHX @ SAS

Phoenix wins Game 3 over San Antonio, 110–96

Conference semifinals series: Phoenix 3, San Antonio 0. Goran Dragic led Phoenix with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-6-1+14PHX AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX19252739110
SAS2822222496
Who led
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 8, 10, 0, 7, 10, 4, 0, 26PHX26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21PHX21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27, 11, 27SAS27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 27, 25, 25, 4, 11, 17, 20, 29, 15SAS15 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Second story · CLE @ BOS · R2 · G3

Cleveland never trails at a break against Boston

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 124–95. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs BOS
G1 · @ CLECLE101–93G2 · @ CLEBOS104–86G3 · @ BOSCLE124–95Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.7Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.7 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 21 points in 32 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.4Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 6 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg37.4Today

37 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 27 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38CLE @ BOS · W
32.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 26, 23, 15, 17, 7, 26, 27, 11, 27SAS vs PHX · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST
Goran DragicPoints, last 10 games: 12, 6, 8, 10, 0, 7, 10, 4, 0, 26PHX @ SAS · W
7.9 PPG playoffs to date · +20.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21PHX @ SAS · W
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 19, 7, 15, 14, 19, 24, 25, 7, 16, 20CLE @ BOS · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19BOS vs CLE · L
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST