FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · R2 · G2
CLE128
TOR110
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +18
Final · R2 · G2
PHI103
BOS108
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +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 3, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs TOR), 39 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · PHI @ BOS

Boston goes up 2–0 on Philadelphia

Game 2 went to the Celtics, 108–103. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 21 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+4+5BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI31251928103
BOS22292829108
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20BOS20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 9, 7, 11, 10, 10, 3, 22PHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · CLE @ TOR · R2 · G2

Cleveland wins Game 2 over Toronto, 128–110

Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 2, Toronto 0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 43 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · CLE vs TOR
G1 · @ TORCLE113–112G2 · @ TORCLE128–110Game by game through May 3, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg4.9Last 3 playoff games

4.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James 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.
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43CLE @ TOR · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Luka Doncic DAL, Jun 2, 2021: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
43 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 15, 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31CLE @ TOR · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +20.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32, 16, 22, 24TOR vs CLE · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23PHI @ BOS · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 9, 7, 11, 10, 10, 3, 22PHI @ BOS · L
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24, 18, 21TOR vs CLE · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST