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Sunday, April 30, 2006Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: WAS trailed CLE by 11 at halftime and won 106–96.

Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Heat87
Bulls93
Q1 CHI -2; Q2 CHI +4; Q3 CHI +6; Q4 CHI +6
Final · OT · R1 · G4 · Box score
Suns98
Lakers99
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 Lakers 0; Q3 LAL -3; Q4 Lakers 0; OT1 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Cavs96
Wizards106
Q1 WAS -1; Q2 WAS -11; Q3 Wizards 0; Q4 WAS +10
Final · R1 · G4 · Box score
Spurs84
Kings102
Q1 SAC +2; Q2 SAC +11; Q3 SAC +11; Q4 SAC +18
On this day · 2004–05Apr 30, 2005: 4 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Mavs), 36 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 4 · Cavs-Wizards

Gilbert Arenas scores 34 in Washington win over Cleveland

Bonzi Wells goes for 25 points

Game flow · WAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-110+10WAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2730152496
Wizards26202634106
Who led
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34WAS34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 37, 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22WAS22 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38CLE38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 25, 2, 12, 14, 11, 19, 10, 2, 2, 19CLE19 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers16
Cavs-Wizards12
Heat-Bulls6
Spurs-Kings6
Shot of the night

Kobe's jumper at the buzzer of OT puts the Lakers ahead, 99-98 final

The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 202, 5 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 96, Wizards 106
202
Suns-LakersSuns 98, Lakers 99
197
Spurs-KingsSpurs 84, Kings 102
186
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 93
180
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Suns-LakersSuns 98, Lakers 99
+1 LAL
Heat-BullsHeat 87, Bulls 93
+6 CHI
Cavs-WizardsCavs 96, Wizards 106
+10 WAS
Spurs-KingsSpurs 84, Kings 102
+18 SAC
WAS erased a 11-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-WizardsWAS won · Cavs 96, Wizards 106
11 pts
Suns-LakersLAL won · Suns 98, Lakers 99
3 pts
Heat-BullsCHI won · Heat 87, Bulls 93
2 pts
Wells shot 9-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
WellsSAC · 25 PTS, 17 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST
82% (9-11)
Brad MillerSAC · 19 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 2 BLK
73% (8-11)
KobeLAL · 24 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
64% (9-14)
DuncanSAS · 17 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST
64% (7-11)
ShaqMIA · 16 PTS, 8 REB
62% (8-13)
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 98Lakers 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Suns26152623898
Lakers25162326999
The story
Lamar Odom had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 99-98 in OT

Shawn Marion led Phoenix with 20 PTS, 12 REB 25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 7-16 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 26-23.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −10−30+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Heat-Bulls
Heat 87Bulls 93
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Heat2317192887
Bulls2123212893
The story
Chicago beat Miami 93-87 behind 24 points from Andres Nocioni

Antoine Walker paced Miami: 21 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST 24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 8-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

A 23-17 second quarter erased a 2-point hole for the Bulls.

CHI lead by quarter
200 −2+4+6+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Dwyane Wade topped the game at 52.2 FPTS: 20 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB

Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 96Wizards 106
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2730152496
Wizards26202634106
The story
Antawn Jamison's 22 points and 10 rebounds carried Washington past Cleveland, 106-96

For Cleveland, Zydrunas Ilgauskas had 13 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-18 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Wizards trailed by 11 going into the third, then won it 26-15.

WAS lead by quarter
200 −1−110+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.0Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 24 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 6 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists.

Second story · Suns-Lakers · R1 · G4

Lakers take Game 4, lead Phoenix 3–1

99–98 in Los Angeles. The first round series continues. Lamar Odom led Lakers with 25 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Suns-Lakers
G1 · @ PHXPHX107–102G2 · @ PHXLAL99–93G3 · @ LALLAL99–92G4 · @ LALLAL99–98
Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38Cavs-Wizards · L
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34Wizards-Cavs · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Bonzi WellsPoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 18, 9, 16, 23, 12, 28, 19, 25Kings-Spurs · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 17 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 23, 15, 16, 14, 6, 21, 21, 15, 25Lakers-Suns · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24Lakers-Suns · W
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Andres NocioniPoints, last 10 games: 20, 14, 17, 18, 24, 14, 18, 30, 19, 24Bulls-Heat · W
22.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST