FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 19, 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 · G3
BOS86
CLE116
Q1 CLE +15; Q2 CLE +20; Q3 CLE +24; Q4 CLE +30
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 19, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ BOS), 30 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · BOS @ CLE

Cleveland stays alive against Boston

A 116–86 win in Game 3 cuts the conference finals deficit to 2–1. LeBron James led Cleveland with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 12 assists.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+20+24+30CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS1724222386
CLE32292629116
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27CLE27 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 3, 19, 5, 18, 16, 5, 11, 14CLE14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18BOS18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13BOS13 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 10 points in 21 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 10 points in 16 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg8.0Last 3 playoff games

8.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 18 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 27

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: 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27CLE vs BOS · W
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · −6.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 12 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18BOS @ CLE · L
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 19, 6, 3, 19, 5, 18, 16, 5, 11, 14CLE vs BOS · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13CLE vs BOS · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 11, 4, 13, 12, 12, 5, 3, 13CLE vs BOS · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13BOS @ CLE · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST