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Tuesday, June 12, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CLE by 2 after the first quarter and won 75–72.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Spurs75
Cavs72
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +3
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Spurs-Cavs

San Antonio goes up 3–0 on Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 25 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+2+5+3SAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1624152075
Cavs1820122272
Who led
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27, 30, 17SAS17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19, 21, 24, 23, 14SAS14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14, 25, 25CLE25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 4, 12, 19, 7, 7, 14, 13, 13CLE13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 75Cavs 72
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1624152075
Cavs1820122272
The story
Tim Duncan had 14 points as San Antonio beat Cleveland 75-72

Drew Gooden led Cleveland with 13 PTS, 12 REB 14 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST · 6-17 FG

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Spurs took the second 24-20.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+2+5+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Reg. season avg36Today

36 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 25

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14, 25, 25Cavs-Spurs · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27, 30, 17Spurs-Cavs · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · −3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 27, 26, 16, 19, 21, 24, 23, 14Spurs-Cavs · W
22.7 PPG playoffs to date · −9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 4, 12, 19, 7, 7, 14, 13, 13Cavs-Spurs · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Bruce BowenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 3, 9, 5, 7, 6, 6, 3, 13Spurs-Cavs · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 9 REB · 1 AST
Sasha PavlovicPoints, last 10 games: 3, 9, 14, 13, 5, 6, 8, 13, 10, 13Cavs-Spurs · L
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs2