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Friday, May 27, 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 · G6
CLE113
TOR87
Q1 CLE +6; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +12; Q4 CLE +26
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 27, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (GSW vs HOU), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · CLE @ TOR

LeBron James scores 33 as Cleveland wins in Toronto

Final: 113–87. LeBron James made 13 of 22 shots from the field. Cleveland wins the conference finals series 4–2. Kyle Lowry scored 35 for Toronto in the loss.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+6+14+12+26CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE31243127113
TOR2516331387
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33CLE33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30CLE30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13, 35TOR35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14, 20TOR20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 30 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg11.2Last 3 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.6Reg. season avg34.6Today

35 minutes today, against 25.6 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 9 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 35

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.
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13, 35TOR vs CLE · L
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33CLE @ TOR · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30CLE @ TOR · W
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25, 20CLE @ TOR · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14, 20TOR vs CLE · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 6, 3, 5, 12, 22, 9, 7, 15CLE @ TOR · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 0 REB · 1 AST