FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 25, 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 · G5
TOR78
CLE116
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +31; Q3 CLE +40; Q4 CLE +38
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 25, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs GSW), 45 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · TOR @ CLE

Cleveland takes Game 5, leads Toronto 3–2

116–78 in Cleveland. The conference finals series continues. Kevin Love led Cleveland with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-50-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40+50TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+31+40+38CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR1915261878
CLE37283516116
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25CLE25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23CLE23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14TOR14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+2.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.4Last 3 playoff games

12.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Rebounding up
+6.7rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 25

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.
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25CLE vs TOR · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23CLE vs TOR · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23CLE vs TOR · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14TOR @ CLE · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13TOR @ CLE · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 8, 4, 3, 9, 2, 5, 8, 11CLE vs TOR · W
5.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST