FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 14, 2007Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed CLE by 1 after the first quarter and won 83–82.

Final · Finals · G4 · Box score
Spurs83
Cavs82
Q1 SAS -1; Q2 SAS +5; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +1
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · Spurs-Cavs

San Antonio closes out Cleveland in four

LeBron James goes for 24 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+5+8+1SAS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs1920212383
Cavs2014183082
Who led
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 17, 14, 22, 12, 16, 25, 3, 27SAS27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27, 30, 17, 24SAS24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14, 25, 25, 24CLE24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 12, 19, 7, 7, 14, 13, 13, 11CLE11 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Final · Spurs-Cavs
Spurs 83Cavs 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
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Cavs2014183082
The story
Tim Duncan had 15 rebounds and 12 points as San Antonio beat Cleveland 83-82

Zydrunas Ilgauskas led Cleveland with 13 REB, 8 PTS 15 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST · 4-15 FG

The swing

Down 1 after the first, the Spurs took the second 20-14.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −1+5+8+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.6Reg. season avg23.7Last 3 playoff games

23.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.6 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 24 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.8Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.8 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+27.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
16.5Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 16.5 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Manu Ginobili leads the day with 27

Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 33, 23, 17, 14, 22, 12, 16, 25, 3, 27Spurs-Cavs · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 19, 32, 25, 48, 20, 14, 25, 25, 24Cavs-Spurs · L
25.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 30, 21, 17, 25, 17, 21, 27, 30, 17, 24Spurs-Cavs · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 24, 27, 26, 16, 19, 21, 24, 23, 14, 12Spurs-Cavs · W
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · −10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Drew GoodenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 12, 19, 7, 7, 14, 13, 13, 11Cavs-Spurs · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 9, 21, 11, 31, 16, 15, 2, 10Cavs-Spurs · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Spurs-Cavs7