FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 3, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 2 after the first quarter and won 121–120.

Final · R1 · G5 · Box score
Bucks93
Pistons122
Q1 DET +16; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +31; Q4 DET +29
Final · OT · R1 · G5 · Box score
Wizards120
Cavs121
Q1 CLE -2; Q2 CLE +1; Q3 CLE +4; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
On this day · 2004–05May 3, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Peja Stojakovic (Kings-Sonics), 38 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 5 · Wizards-Cavs

LeBron James scores 45, Cleveland wins in overtime

Gilbert Arenas goes for 44 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-2+1+40+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Wizards2724302613120
Cavs2527332214121
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45CLE45 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24CLE24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44WAS44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22, 32WAS32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Bucks-Pistons · R1 · G5

Detroit controls Milwaukee start to finish

Detroit won 122–93, leading by as many as 31 at a break. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 40 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Pistons
G1 · @ DETDET92–74G2 · @ DETDET109–98G3 · @ MILMIL124–104G4 · @ MILDET109–99G5 · @ DETDET122–93
Lead changes
Wizards-Cavs28
Bucks-Pistons4
Shot of the night

LeBron's layup with 0.9 seconds left in OT puts the Cavaliers ahead, 121-120 final

The night in charts
Wizards-Cavs combined for 241, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Wizards-CavsWizards 120, Cavs 121
241
Bucks-PistonsBucks 93, Pistons 122
215
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Wizards-CavsWizards 120, Cavs 121
+1 CLE
Bucks-PistonsBucks 93, Pistons 122
+29 DET
Rasheed Wallace shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Rasheed WallaceDET · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
73% (8-11)
SnowCLE · 18 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
67% (8-12)
HamiltonDET · 40 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST
65% (15-23)
LeBronCLE · 45 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 2 STL
61% (14-23)
ArenasWAS · 44 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
58% (14-24)
Final · Wizards-Cavs
Wizards 120Cavs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Wizards2724302613120
Cavs2527332214121
The story
Larry Hughes had 24 points as Cleveland beat Washington 121-120 in OT

Antawn Jamison led Washington with 32 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 24 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 27-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −2+1+40+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Bucks-Pistons
Bucks 93Pistons 122
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks2326172793
Pistons39233525122
The story
Richard Hamilton's 40 points carried Detroit past Milwaukee, 122-93

For Milwaukee, Michael Redd had 23 PTS, 9 REB 40 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 15-23 FG, 2-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-17, was where the Pistons built it.

DET lead by quarter
400 +16+13+31+29 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
31.4Reg. season avg41.3Last 3 playoff games

41.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 45 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg43Today

43 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 18 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 45

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45Cavs-Wizards · W
36.4 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
45 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 25, 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44Wizards-Cavs · L
33.6 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
44 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 28, 9, 21, 18, 10, 18, 40Pistons-Bucks · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · +23.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high40 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 16, 28, 21, 11, 21, 14, 22, 32Wizards-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Larry HughesPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 26, 11, 21, 2, 16, 16, 7, 24Cavs-Wizards · W
13.0 PPG playoffs to date · +13.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29, 40, 33, 23Bucks-Pistons · L
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST