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Friday, May 22, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Magic95
Cavs96
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +12; Q3 CLE +6; Q4 CLE +1
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Magic-Cavs

LeBron James scores 35, Cleveland holds off Orlando

Dwight Howard goes for 18 rebounds

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+12+6+1CLE AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1628252695
Cavs3026192196
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35CLE35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19CLE19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23ORL23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18, 7, 25, 15, 21ORL21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Final · Magic-Cavs
Magic 95Cavs 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic1628252695
Cavs3026192196
The story
Mo Williams had 19 points as Cleveland beat Orlando 96-95

Hedo Turkoglu led Orlando with 21 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB 19 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST · 7-21 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +14+12+6+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.4Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.4 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 35 points in 43 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (56 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.7Reg. season avg45.6Today

46 minutes today, against 33.7 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 25, 36, 34, 27, 47, 27, 49, 35Cavs-Magic · W
34.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20, 19, 22, 23Magic-Cavs · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18, 7, 25, 15, 21Magic-Cavs · L
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 2, 24, 21, 15, 11, 12, 17, 19Cavs-Magic · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Zydrunas IlgauskasPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 13, 8, 7, 6, 14, 14, 10, 12Cavs-Magic · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Delonte WestPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 2, 12, 13, 14, 12, 21, 11, 12Cavs-Magic · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Magic-Cavs4
Shot of the night

LeBron's three at the buzzer puts the Cavaliers ahead, 96-95 final