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Sunday, May 21, 2017Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 16 at halftime and won 111–108.

Final · CF · G3
BOS111
CLE108
Q1 BOS -11; Q2 BOS -16; Q3 BOS -5; Q4 BOS +3
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 21, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: DeMar DeRozan (TOR vs CLE), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · BOS @ CLE

Boston stays alive against Cleveland

A 111–108 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. Marcus Smart led Boston with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the comeback, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-11-16-5+3BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS24263229111
CLE35312121108
Who led
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 9, 9, 9, 1, 13, 6, 4, 27BOS27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20BOS20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29CLE29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32, 21, 28CLE28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.0Reg. season avg27.0Last 3 playoff games

27.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.0 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg12.6Last 3 playoff games

12.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg42.1Today

42 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 18 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 29

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.
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 37, 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29CLE vs BOS · L
23.0 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32, 21, 28CLE vs BOS · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 6, 9, 9, 9, 9, 1, 13, 6, 4, 27BOS @ CLE · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high27 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20BOS @ CLE · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 6, 11, 9, 9, 6, 20, 7, 18CLE vs BOS · L
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 21, 15, 16, 11, 19, 20, 15, 11, 11, 16BOS @ CLE · W
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST