FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 5, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 3 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · OT · R2 · G3
BOS101
PHI98
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 BOS 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · R2 · G3
TOR103
CLE105
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +2
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 5, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: James Harden (HOU vs SAS), 43 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · BOS @ PHI

Boston takes Game 3 in overtime

Tied 89–89 after regulation, Boston beat Philadelphia 101–98. Series: Boston 3, Philadelphia 0. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3+10+3BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
BOS1929212012101
PHI20311721998
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18BOS18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 5, 23, 14, 19, 31, 20, 22PHI22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23, 18PHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · TOR @ CLE · R2 · G3

Cleveland controls Toronto start to finish

Cleveland won 105–103, leading by as many as 15 at a break. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · TOR vs CLE
G1 · @ TORCLE113–112G2 · @ TORCLE128–110G3 · @ CLECLE105–103Game by game through May 5, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 18 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg12.9Last 3 playoff games

12.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

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: 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38CLE vs TOR · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24, 18, 21, 27TOR @ CLE · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24BOS @ PHI · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 5, 23, 14, 19, 31, 20, 22PHI vs BOS · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21CLE vs TOR · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18BOS @ PHI · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST