FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 13, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1
CLE83
BOS108
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +25
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · CLE @ BOS

Boston takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

108–83 in Boston. The conference finals series continues. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 23 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+26+14+25BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1817291983
BOS36251730108
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23BOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15CLE15 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 23

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.
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23BOS vs CLE · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21BOS vs CLE · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 10, 26, 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20BOS vs CLE · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17CLE @ BOS · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16BOS vs CLE · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15CLE @ BOS · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · −19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST