FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 23, 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 · G5
CLE83
BOS96
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +16; 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 23, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (CLE vs BOS), 42 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · CLE @ BOS

Boston takes Game 5, leads Cleveland 3–2

96–83 in Boston. The conference finals series continues. Jayson Tatum led Boston with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+11+16+13BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1923182383
BOS3221232096
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26CLE26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14CLE14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 26

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: 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26CLE @ BOS · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24BOS vs CLE · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17BOS vs CLE · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20, 15, 7, 15, 15BOS vs CLE · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14CLE @ BOS · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 9, 14, 14, 9, 11, 7, 8, 13BOS vs CLE · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST