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Friday, April 28, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 8 at halftime and won 97–96.

Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Cavs97
Wizards96
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -8; Q3 Cavs 0; Q4 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Spurs93
Kings94
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +6; Q3 SAC +4; Q4 SAC +1
Final · R1 · G3 · Box score
Suns92
Lakers99
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +5; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +7
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The lead · First round · Game 3 · Cavs-Wizards

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Washington

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7-80+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1931212697
Wizards2632132596
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41CLE41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16CLE16 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34WAS34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 21, 22, 33, 11, 21, 20WAS20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Spurs-Kings · R1 · G3

Sacramento keeps San Antonio at arm's length

The Spurs never led at a quarter break. Sacramento won by 1. Mike Bibby led Sacramento with 25 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Kings
G1 · @ SASSAS122–88G2 · @ SASSAS128–119G3 · @ SACSAC94–93
Lead changes
Spurs-Kings12
Suns-Lakers8
Cavs-Wizards6
Shot of the night

Martin's layup at the buzzer puts the Kings ahead, 94-93 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 193, 2 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 97, Wizards 96
193
Suns-LakersSuns 92, Lakers 99
191
Spurs-KingsSpurs 93, Kings 94
187
2 of 3 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 97, Wizards 96
+1 CLE
Spurs-KingsSpurs 93, Kings 94
+1 SAC
Suns-LakersSuns 92, Lakers 99
+7 LAL
Duncan shot 12-of-20 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 29 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
LeBronCLE · 41 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL
57% (16-28)
Smush ParkerLAL · 18 PTS, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
DiawPHX · 14 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (6-11)
World PeaceSAC · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
53% (8-15)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 97Wizards 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1931212697
Wizards2632132596
The story
Larry Hughes had 16 points as Cleveland beat Washington 97-96

Caron Butler led Washington with 20 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 4 STL, 3 REB, 2 AST · 6-15 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 21-13.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−80+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 93Kings 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs2021232993
Kings2225212694
The story
Mike Bibby's 25 points and 8 assists carried Sacramento past San Antonio, 94-93

For San Antonio, Michael Finley had 17 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST 25 PTS, 8 AST, 3 REB, 3 STL · 7-17 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 25-21, was where the Kings built it.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +2+6+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 92Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns2717301892
Lakers3118282299
The story
Los Angeles beat Phoenix 99-92 behind 17 rebounds and 15 points from Lamar Odom

Steve Nash paced Phoenix: 17 PTS, 11 AST, 7 REB 17 REB, 15 PTS, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 5-14 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

A 31-27 first quarter did the most damage for the Lakers.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+5+3+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 17 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.0Last 3 playoff games

6.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.5Reg. season avg43.8Today

44 minutes today, against 32.5 a game in the regular season (52 games). Line: 19 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 35, 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41Cavs-Wizards · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
41 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 30, 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34Wizards-Cavs · L
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
34 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 23, 18, 31, 10, 16, 11, 14, 29Spurs-Kings · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 23, 23, 23, 23, 21, 17, 15, 25Kings-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 15, 23, 15, 23, 7, 13, 3, 16, 22Kings-Spurs · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Caron ButlerPoints, last 10 games: 7, 21, 18, 26, 21, 22, 33, 11, 21, 20Wizards-Cavs · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST