FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 7, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Hawks85
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +9; Q2 CLE +24; Q3 CLE +30; Q4 CLE +20
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Hawks-Cavs

Cleveland goes up 2–0 on Atlanta

LeBron James goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+24+30+20CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1718203085
Cavs26332620105
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27CLE27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 21, 2, 2, 0, 4, 5, 17CLE17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 2, 8, 10, 10, 5, 0, 6, 16ATL16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Thomas GardnerPoints, last 10 games: 3, 0, 0, 0, 0, 3, 8, 2, 0, 12ATL12 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 85Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1718203085
Cavs26332620105
The story
Anderson Varejao had 12 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 105-85

Maurice Evans led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB 12 PTS, 8 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 6-9 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 33-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +9+24+30+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−14.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.9Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.9 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 4 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 7 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists.

Cooling off
−5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.9Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.9 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 6 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 29, 37, 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27Cavs-Hawks · W
31.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Wally SzczerbiakPoints, last 10 games: 18, 2, 0, 21, 2, 2, 0, 4, 5, 17Cavs-Hawks · W
5.0 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Maurice EvansPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 2, 8, 10, 10, 5, 0, 6, 16Hawks-Cavs · L
7.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 18, 13, 18, 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15Cavs-Hawks · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 20, 7, 12, 20, 2, 12, 13, 14Cavs-Hawks · W
12.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Anderson VarejaoPoints, last 10 games: 8, 6, 7, 3, 6, 2, 7, 6, 4, 12Cavs-Hawks · W
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs3