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Thursday, May 8, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: Celtics trailed Cavs by 7 after the first quarter and won 89–73.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Cavs73
Celtics89
Q1 Celtics -7; Q2 Celtics +8; Q3 Celtics +19; Q4 Celtics +16
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Hornets99
Spurs110
Q1 Spurs -2; Q2 Spurs -2; Q3 Spurs +5; Q4 Spurs +11
On this day · 2006–07May 8, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Nets), 36 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston beats Cleveland, 89–73

David West goes for 23 points

Game flow · Celtics margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-7+8+19+16Celtics AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2412152273
Celtics1727261989
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 14, 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19Celtics19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 3, 18, 15, 13, 21, 19, 20, 7, 0, 16Celtics16 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21Cavs21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 22, 16, 9, 9, 19, 12, 22, 19Cavs19 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Hornets-Spurs · R2 · G3

San Antonio stays alive against New Orleans

A 110–99 win in Game 3 cuts the conference semifinals deficit to 2–1. Tony Parker led San Antonio with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Spurs
G1 · @ HornetsHornets101–82G2 · @ HornetsHornets102–84G3 · @ SpursSpurs110–99
Lead changes
Hornets-Spurs7
Cavs-Celtics1
The night in charts
Hornets-Spurs combined for 209, 47 more than any other game
Points by game
Hornets-SpursHornets 99, Spurs 110
209
Cavs-CelticsCavs 73, Celtics 89
162
Spurs won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Hornets-SpursHornets 99, Spurs 110
+11 Spurs
Cavs-CelticsCavs 73, Celtics 89
+16 Celtics
Celtics rallied from 7 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-CelticsCeltics won · Cavs 73, Celtics 89
7 pts
Hornets-SpursSpurs won · Hornets 99, Spurs 110
2 pts
Ilgauskas shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
IlgauskasCavs · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
75% (9-12)
CP3Hornets · 35 PTS, 9 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
60% (15-25)
PierceCeltics · 19 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
54% (7-13)
WestHornets · 23 PTS, 12 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
53% (10-19)
ParkerSpurs · 31 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB
50% (12-24)
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 99Spurs 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2333222199
Spurs21332927110
The story
Tony Parker had 31 points and 11 assists as San Antonio beat New Orleans 110-99

Tyson Chandler led New Orleans with 12 PTS, 8 REB 31 PTS, 11 AST, 4 REB · 12-24 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Spurs took the third 29-22.

Spurs lead by quarter
200 −2−2+5+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 73Celtics 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2412152273
Celtics1727261989
The story
Kevin Garnett's 13 points and 12 rebounds carried Boston past Cleveland, 89-73

For Cleveland, LeBron James had 21 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 13 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 7 going into the second, then won it 27-12.

Celtics lead by quarter
200 −7+8+19+16 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
Chris PaulHornets
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.1Reg. season avg27.3Last 3 playoff games

27.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 35 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
Leon PoweCeltics
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg28Today

28 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 11 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Chris Paul leads the day with 35

Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35Hornets-Spurs · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 2 REB · 9 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 32, 24, 26, 32, 41, 18, 31, 23, 11, 31Spurs-Hornets · W
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 11 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 24, 29, 20, 10, 8, 19, 13, 31Spurs-Hornets · W
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
David WestPoints, last 10 games: 32, 26, 23, 27, 14, 24, 25, 30, 10, 23Hornets-Spurs · L
22.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 13, 27, 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21Cavs-Celtics · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 7, 16, 14, 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19Celtics-Cavs · W
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST