FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 21, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G3
CLE84
TOR99
Q1 TOR +3; Q2 TOR +13; Q3 TOR +10; Q4 TOR +15
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2014–15May 21, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU @ GSW), 38 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · CLE @ TOR

DeMar DeRozan scores 32 in Toronto win over Cleveland

Final: 99–84. DeMar DeRozan added 5 rebounds and 4 assists. Conference finals series: Toronto 1, Cleveland 2.

Game flow · TOR margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+13+10+15TOR AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2423231484
TOR2733201999
Who led
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32TOR32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20TOR20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24CLE24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 15, 12, 23, 6, 3, 5, 12, 22CLE22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−13.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg11.6Last 3 playoff games

11.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg39.1Today

39 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 7 points, 26 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.2Reg. season avg12.7Last 3 playoff games

12.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.2 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 20 points in 33 minutes.

Top performances

DeMar DeRozan leads the day with 32

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32TOR vs CLE · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24CLE @ TOR · L
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 9, 15, 12, 23, 6, 3, 5, 12, 22CLE @ TOR · L
12.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 7, 18, 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20TOR vs CLE · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 4, 14, 9, 7, 1, 4, 11, 14TOR vs CLE · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13CLE @ TOR · L
23.7 PPG playoffs to date · −11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST