FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 15, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 107–94.

Final · CF · G2
CLE94
BOS107
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +13
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 15, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (WAS @ BOS), 38 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · CLE @ BOS

Boston beats Cleveland by 13, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 107–94. Series: 2–0. Jaylen Brown led Boston with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. LeBron James scored 42 for Cleveland in the loss.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+7+13BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE2728221794
BOS23253623107
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42CLE42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

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: 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42CLE @ BOS · L
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook WAS, Mar 13, 2021: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23BOS vs CLE · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22CLE @ BOS · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18BOS vs CLE · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 26, 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20, 15BOS vs CLE · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21, 12BOS vs CLE · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST