FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 12, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics77
Cavs88
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +2; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +11
On this day · 2006–07May 12, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (Spurs-Suns), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Celtics-Cavs

Cleveland pulls level with Boston

LeBron James goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+2+3+11CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2122221277
Cavs2322232088
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21CLE21 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 4, 12, 9, 22, 7, 2, 3, 14CLE14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15BOS15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 21, 19, 20, 7, 0, 16, 10, 15BOS15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 77Cavs 88
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2122221277
Cavs2322232088
The story
Daniel Gibson had 14 points as Cleveland beat Boston 88-77

Ray Allen led Boston with 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 14 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 5-9 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the fourth 20-12, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+2+3+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg9.7Last 3 playoff games

9.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 2 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Reg. season avg23Today

23 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in the regular season (18 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−9.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.0Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 21 points in 44 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 21

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21Cavs-Celtics · W
25.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 13 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15Celtics-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 21, 19, 20, 7, 0, 16, 10, 15Celtics-Cavs · L
14.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 14, 12, 8, 10, 15, 7, 7, 15Celtics-Cavs · L
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Daniel GibsonPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 4, 12, 9, 22, 7, 2, 3, 14Cavs-Celtics · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 6, 6, 4, 26, 13, 13, 16, 14Cavs-Celtics · W
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs16