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Monday, June 13, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed GSW by 3 after the first quarter and won 112–97.

Final · Finals · G5
CLE112
GSW97
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE 0; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +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
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · CLE @ GSW

LeBron James scores 41 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Cleveland won 112–97. LeBron James: 41 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists. NBA Finals series: Cleveland 2, Golden State 3. Klay Thompson scored 37 for Golden State in the loss.

Game flow · CLE 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 Q3Final0-30+9+15CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE29323219112
GSW3229231397
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32, 25, 41CLE41 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30, 34, 41CLE41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 27, 41, 21, 9, 17, 10, 25, 37GSW37 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19, 38, 25GSW25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+15.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 41 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg5.3Last 3 playoff games

5.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 15 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32, 25, 41CLE @ GSW · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Yao Ming HOU, Feb 22, 2004: 41 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Season high41 PTS · 16 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30, 34, 41CLE @ GSW · W
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · +16.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Isaiah Thomas BOS, Jan 21, 2017: 41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Season high41 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 18, 26, 27, 41, 21, 9, 17, 10, 25, 37GSW vs CLE · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19, 38, 25GSW vs CLE · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 9, 8, 8, 8, 7, 12, 7, 11, 10, 15GSW vs CLE · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 12, 22, 9, 7, 15, 3, 5, 20, 10, 10CLE @ GSW · W
11.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST