FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 5, 2006Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed WAS by 7 after the first quarter and won 114–113.

Final · OT · R1 · G6 · Box score
Cavs114
Wizards113
Q1 CLE -7; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE -1; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Spurs105
Kings83
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +7; Q3 SAS +16; Q4 SAS +22
On this day · 2004–05May 5, 2005: 2 games. Top scorer: Tracy McGrady (Rockets-Mavs), 37 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Cavs-Wizards

Cleveland wins Game 6 over Washington, 114–113

Gilbert Arenas goes for 36 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-7-1-10+1CLE AHEAD ↑WAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs173127327114
Wizards242527316113
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32CLE32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 4, 16, 19, 3, 4, 3, 6, 28CLE28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44, 36WAS36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 10, 9, 14, 6, 11, 13, 13, 22WAS22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Kings4
The night in charts
Cavs-Wizards combined for 227, 39 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-WizardsCavs 114, Wizards 113
227
Spurs-KingsSpurs 105, Kings 83
188
CLE won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Cavs-WizardsCavs 114, Wizards 113
+1 CLE
Spurs-KingsSpurs 105, Kings 83
+22 SAS
Marshall shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
MarshallCLE · 28 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST
73% (11-15)
LeBronCLE · 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 STL
60% (15-25)
BowenSAS · 16 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
Flip MurrayCLE · 21 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST
58% (7-12)
ParkerSAS · 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
55% (11-20)
Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 114Wizards 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs173127327114
Wizards242527316113
The story
LeBron James had 32 points as Cleveland beat Washington 114-113 in OT

Caron Butler led Washington with 20 REB, 18 PTS, 5 AST 32 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST · 15-25 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 31-25.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −7−1−10+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Spurs-Kings
Spurs 105Kings 83
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs22233327105
Kings2018242183
The story
Tony Parker's 31 points carried San Antonio past Sacramento, 105-83

For Sacramento, Mike Bibby had 19 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST 31 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-20 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 33-24, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +2+7+16+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.6Reg. season avg26.7Last 3 playoff games

26.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.6 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 17 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−23.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg2.3Last 3 playoff games

2.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.1Reg. season avg52.2Today

52 minutes today, against 36.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 18 points, 20 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · Spurs-Kings · R1 · G6

San Antonio keeps Sacramento at arm's length

The Kings never led at a quarter break. San Antonio won by 22. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 31 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Kings
G1 · @ SASSAS122–88G2 · @ SASSAS128–119G3 · @ SACSAC94–93G4 · @ SACSAC102–84G5 · @ SASSAS109–98G6 · @ SACSAS105–83
Top performances

Gilbert Arenas leads the day with 36

Gilbert ArenasPoints, last 10 games: 36, 35, 43, 18, 26, 30, 34, 34, 44, 36Wizards-Cavs · L
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 11 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 37, 32, 22, 17, 32, 26, 41, 38, 45, 32Cavs-Wizards · W
35.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 27, 12, 11, 6, 25, 22, 12, 22, 21, 31Spurs-Kings · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Donyell MarshallPoints, last 10 games: 17, 6, 4, 16, 19, 3, 4, 3, 6, 28Cavs-Wizards · W
10.5 PPG playoffs to date · +21.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high28 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Antonio DanielsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 17, 10, 9, 14, 6, 11, 13, 13, 22Wizards-Cavs · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Flip MurrayPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 11, 19, 10, 2, 2, 19, 12, 21Cavs-Wizards · W
11.0 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST