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Friday, May 5, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 3 at halftime and won 115–94.

Final · R2 · G3
CLE115
TOR94
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R2 · G3
SAS103
HOU92
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
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 5, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: DeMarre Carroll (TOR vs MIA), 21 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · CLE @ TOR

LeBron James scores 35 as Cleveland wins in Toronto

Final: 115–94. LeBron James made 9 of 16 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 3, Toronto 0. DeMar DeRozan scored 37 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.
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+2+21CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE28213036115
TOR2428251794
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35CLE35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 25, 17, 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16CLE16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 23, 8, 33, 18, 32, 19, 5, 37TOR37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23, 19TOR19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · SAS @ HOU · R2 · G3

San Antonio beats Houston by 11, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 103–92. Series: 2–1. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · SAS vs HOU
G1 · @ SASHOU126–99G2 · @ SASSAS121–96G3 · @ HOUSAS103–92Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg12.9Last 3 playoff games

12.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

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.
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34, 20, 13, 43HOU vs SAS · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Kemba Walker CHA, Apr 10, 2019: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 23, 8, 33, 18, 32, 19, 5, 37TOR vs CLE · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35CLE @ TOR · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28, 29, 21, 34, 26SAS @ HOU · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 11, 16, 13, 12, 17, 4, 15, 26SAS @ HOU · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23, 19TOR vs CLE · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST