FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 1, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 14 after the first quarter and won 113–112.

Final · OT · R2 · G1
CLE113
TOR112
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 CLE 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · R2 · G2
NOP116
GSW121
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
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 · 2016–17May 1, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs TOR), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · CLE @ TOR

LeBron James posts 26-11-13 as Cleveland tops Toronto

A triple-double in a 113–112 win. Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 1, Toronto 0.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-3-50+1CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
CLE193825238113
TOR332727187112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26CLE26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 15, 5, 8, 12, 0, 9, 11, 20CLE20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32, 16, 22TOR22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 12, 9, 19, 14, 11, 14, 14, 21TOR21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NOP @ GSW · R2 · G2

Golden State beats New Orleans by 5, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 121–116. Series: 2–0. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · NOP vs GSW
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116Game by game through May 1, winner and final score. Pink = GSW win.
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
11.0Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg16.1Last 3 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant 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.
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29GSW vs NOP · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 44, 21, 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28GSW vs NOP · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26CLE @ TOR · W
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 14, 1999: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25NOP @ GSW · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24NOP @ GSW · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 5, 19, 6, 16, 16, 7, 9, 22NOP @ GSW · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST