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Friday, May 25, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–99.

Final · CF · G6
BOS99
CLE109
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +10
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 25, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ BOS), 35 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · BOS @ CLE

LeBron James posts 46 and 11 as Cleveland beats Boston

46 points and 11 rebounds in a 109–99 win. Conference finals series: Cleveland 3, Boston 3.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+10+10CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2518302699
CLE20342926109
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46CLE46 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 12, 12, 5, 3, 13, 13, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13, 16, 8, 28BOS28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17, 27BOS27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 46 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg11.2Last 3 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 28 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

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: 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46CLE vs BOS · W
33.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it since 1995–96: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2017: 47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13, 16, 8, 28BOS @ CLE · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17, 27BOS @ CLE · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 12, 12, 5, 3, 13, 13, 7, 20CLE vs BOS · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24, 15BOS @ CLE · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 8, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 14CLE vs BOS · W
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST