FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 3, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G2
TOR103
CLE125
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +22
Final · R2 · G2
HOU96
SAS121
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +25
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 · 2015–16May 3, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (GSW vs POR), 27 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · TOR @ CLE

LeBron James goes for 39 in Cleveland win over Toronto

Cleveland won 125–103. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 2, Toronto 0.

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+12+14+26+22CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
TOR22262530103
CLE34283726125
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39CLE39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22CLE22 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 11, 2, 0, 10, 5, 2, 22TOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · HOU @ SAS · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Houston

Leads at every break, then a 121–96 final. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs SAS
G1 · @ SASHOU126–99G2 · @ SASSAS121–96Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg6.8Last 3 playoff games

6.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg26.8Today

27 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

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: 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39CLE vs TOR · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28, 29, 21, 34SAS vs HOU · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23TOR @ CLE · L
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22CLE vs TOR · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 11, 2, 0, 10, 5, 2, 22TOR @ CLE · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 4, 22, 13, 18, 16, 13, 20, 20TOR @ CLE · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST