FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 2, 2008Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed BOS by 12 after the first quarter and won 103–100.

Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Cavs105
Wizards88
Q1 CLE -4; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +15; Q4 CLE +17
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Celtics100
Hawks103
Q1 ATL -12; Q2 ATL -1; Q3 ATL -3; Q4 ATL +3
Final · R1 · G6 · Box score
Rockets91
Jazz113
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA +4; Q3 UTA +20; Q4 UTA +22
On this day · 2006–07May 2, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Suns), 34 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 6 · Celtics-Hawks

Atlanta pulls level with Boston

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · ATL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-12-1-3+3ATL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32183218100
Hawks20293024103
Who led
Marvin WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 16, 11, 9, 13, 13, 8, 12, 18ATL18 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Mike BibbyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 16, 9, 17, 5, 12, 12, 18, 6, 17ATL17 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 13, 11, 14, 3, 18, 15, 13, 21, 19, 20BOS20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Cavs-Wizards · R1 · G6

Cleveland handles Washington by 17

The Cavaliers won the second quarter 29–17. Final: 105–88. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Wizards
G1 · @ CLECLE93–86G2 · @ CLECLE116–86G3 · @ WASWAS108–72G4 · @ WASCLE100–97G5 · @ CLEWAS88–87G6 · @ WASCLE105–88
Lead changes
Cavs-Wizards9
Celtics-Hawks6
Rockets-Jazz1
The night in charts
Rockets-Jazz combined for 204, 1 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 113
204
Celtics-HawksCeltics 100, Hawks 103
203
Cavs-WizardsCavs 105, Wizards 88
193
ATL won the closest game by 3
Closest finishes
Celtics-HawksCeltics 100, Hawks 103
+3 ATL
Cavs-WizardsCavs 105, Wizards 88
+17 CLE
Rockets-JazzRockets 91, Jazz 113
+22 UTA
ATL erased a 12-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Celtics-HawksATL won · Celtics 100, Hawks 103
12 pts
Cavs-WizardsCLE won · Cavs 105, Wizards 88
4 pts
Gibson shot 9-of-14 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
GibsonCLE · 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
64% (9-14)
HaywoodWAS · 13 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PierceBOS · 17 PTS, 6 AST, 1 REB
58% (7-12)
ScolaHOU · 15 PTS, 9 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
OkurUTA · 19 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
Final · Celtics-Hawks
Celtics 100Hawks 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics32183218100
Hawks20293024103
The story
Mike Bibby had 17 points as Atlanta beat Boston 103-100

Ray Allen led Boston with 20 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 17 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-17 FG, 0-4 3PT

The swing

Down 12 after the first, the Hawks took the second 29-18.

ATL lead by quarter
200 −12−1−3+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Kevin Garnett led the game in fantasy with 52.4 FPTS (22 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST)

Final · Cavs-Wizards
Cavs 105Wizards 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs27292326105
Wizards3117162488
The story
Daniel Gibson's 22 points carried Cleveland past Washington, 105-88

For Washington, Brendan Haywood had 13 PTS, 10 REB 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 9-14 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers trailed by 4 going into the second, then won it 29-17.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −4+8+15+17 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Jazz
Rockets 91Jazz 113
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2232112691
Jazz32262728113
The story
Utah beat Houston 113-91 behind 25 points and 9 assists from Deron Williams

Luis Scola paced Houston: 15 PTS, 9 REB 25 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB · 9-17 FG, 6-9 3PT

The swing

A 27-11 third quarter did the most damage for the Jazz.

UTA lead by quarter
300 +10+4+20+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.6Reg. season avg30.7Last 3 playoff games

30.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.6 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 40 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 9 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Tracy McGrady leads the day with 40

Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 22, 7, 20, 23, 27, 23, 29, 40Rockets-Jazz · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27Cavs-Wizards · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 13 REB · 13 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 14, 2, 0, 18, 8, 15, 6, 6, 4, 26Cavs-Wizards · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25Jazz-Rockets · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Antawn JamisonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 15, 25, 12, 23, 9, 15, 23, 8, 23Wizards-Cavs · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 15 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22Celtics-Hawks · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST