FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 27, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 8 after the first quarter and won 87–79.

Final · CF · G7
CLE87
BOS79
Q1 CLE -8; Q2 CLE -4; Q3 CLE +3; Q4 CLE +8
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 7 · CLE @ BOS

LeBron James scores 35 as Cleveland wins in Boston

Final: 87–79. LeBron James made 12 of 24 shots from the field. Cleveland wins the conference finals series 4–3.

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-8-4+3+8CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
CLE1821202887
BOS2617132379
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35CLE35 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 8, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 14, 19CLE19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24, 15, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 20, 15, 7, 15, 15, 6, 17BOS17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 35 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg12.9Last 3 playoff games

12.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg41.9Today

42 minutes today, against 23.4 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

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: 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35CLE @ BOS · W
34.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 15 REB · 9 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24, 15, 24BOS vs CLE · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 8, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 14, 19CLE @ BOS · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 15, 20, 15, 7, 15, 15, 6, 17BOS vs CLE · L
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 9, 17, 6, 21, 12, 9, 10, 13, 10, 14BOS vs CLE · L
12.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17, 27, 13BOS vs CLE · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · −5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST