FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 11, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 3 after the first quarter and won 120–88.

Final · R2 · G5
BOS120
CLE88
Q1 BOS -3; Q2 BOS +6; Q3 BOS +17; Q4 BOS +32
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 11, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs DEN), 44 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · BOS @ CLE

Boston takes Game 5, leads Cleveland 3–2

120–88 in Cleveland. The conference semifinals series continues. Ray Allen led Boston with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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 Q3Final0-3+6+17+32BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS20303040120
CLE2321192588
Who led
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 25, 15, 24, 14, 22, 7, 18, 25BOS25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 32, 16, 21, 13, 14, 11, 9, 21BOS21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 6, 14, 11, 9, 12, 17, 21CLE21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22, 15CLE15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 16 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 5 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.2Reg. season avg39.9Today

40 minutes today, against 28.2 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Ray Allen leads the day with 25

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.
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 25, 15, 24, 14, 22, 7, 18, 25BOS @ CLE · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 13, 32, 16, 21, 13, 14, 11, 9, 21BOS @ CLE · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 6, 6, 14, 11, 9, 12, 17, 21CLE vs BOS · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19, 18, 18BOS @ CLE · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 17, 23, 16, 27, 13, 18, 29, 16BOS @ CLE · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22, 15CLE vs BOS · L
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST