FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 14, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 5 after the first quarter and won 96–89.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Cavs89
Celtics96
Q1 BOS -5; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +9; Q4 BOS +7
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Jazz104
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +7
On this day · 2006–07May 14, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Nets), 30 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston beats Cleveland by 7, moves within one of advancing

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-3+9+7BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2323172689
Celtics1825292496
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29BOS29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26BOS26 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35CLE35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 21, 12, 4, 4, 3, 21, 6, 21CLE21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Jazz-Lakers · R2 · G5

Lakers go up 3–2 on Utah

Game 5 went to the Lakers, 111–104. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Jazz-Lakers
G1 · @ LALLAL109–98G2 · @ LALLAL120–110G3 · @ UTAUTA104–99G4 · @ UTAUTA123–115G5 · @ LALLAL111–104
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics5
Jazz-Lakers0
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 215, 30 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 104, Lakers 111
215
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 96
185
BOS won the closest game by 7
Closest finishes
Cavs-CelticsCavs 89, Celtics 96
+7 BOS
Jazz-LakersJazz 104, Lakers 111
+7 LAL
Odom shot 8-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
OdomLAL · 22 PTS, 11 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
67% (8-12)
KGBOS · 26 PTS, 16 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK
63% (12-19)
RondoBOS · 20 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB, 2 STL
60% (9-15)
KobeLAL · 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
60% (6-10)
RadmanovicLAL · 15 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
55% (6-11)
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 89Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2323172689
Celtics1825292496
The story
Rajon Rondo had 20 points and 13 assists as Boston beat Cleveland 96-89

Delonte West led Cleveland with 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 20 PTS, 13 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Celtics took the third 29-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −5−3+9+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 104Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz26282723104
Lakers29322030111
The story
Kobe Bryant's 26 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 111-104

For Utah, Deron Williams had 27 PTS, 10 AST, 5 REB 26 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 6-10 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-23, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+70+7 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Pau Gasol was the fantasy play: 48.2 FPTS on 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.3Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.3 in the regular season (61 games). Today: 21 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.1Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 23.1 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35Cavs-Celtics · L
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 17, 18, 22, 17, 22, 4, 19, 14, 13, 29Celtics-Cavs · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27Jazz-Lakers · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 32, 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26Celtics-Cavs · W
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26Lakers-Jazz · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26, 22Lakers-Jazz · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 11 REB · 1 AST