FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 13, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
CLE85
BOS94
Q1 BOS +3; Q2 BOS +2; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +9
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 13, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL @ DEN), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · CLE @ BOS

Boston beats Cleveland, 94–85

Boston led 76–67 after three and won by 9. Kevin Garnett led Boston with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+2+9+9BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2227181885
BOS2526251894
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19, 18, 18, 22BOS22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 23, 16, 27, 13, 18, 29, 16, 21BOS21 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22, 15, 27CLE27 PTS · 19 REB · 10 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 19, 7, 20, 4, 12, 13, 9, 22CLE22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 3 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.2Reg. season avg46.5Today

47 minutes today, against 34.2 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 22 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

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: 40, 39, 37, 19, 35, 24, 38, 22, 15, 27CLE @ BOS · L
29.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Nikola Jokic DEN, Apr 22, 2024: 27 PTS · 20 REB · 10 AST
27 PTS · 19 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 18, 14, 18, 18, 19, 18, 18, 22BOS vs CLE · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 12 REB · 3 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 19, 7, 20, 4, 12, 13, 9, 22CLE @ BOS · L
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 17, 23, 16, 27, 13, 18, 29, 16, 21BOS vs CLE · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 16, 21, 13, 14, 11, 9, 21, 13BOS vs CLE · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Rasheed WallacePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 5, 2, 2, 17, 2, 3, 0, 13BOS vs CLE · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST