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Saturday, May 1, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 11 at halftime and won 101–93.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Celtics93
Cavs101
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 CLE -11; Q3 CLE +1; Q4 CLE +8
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Celtics-Cavs

LeBron James scores 35, Cleveland rallies past Boston

Rajon Rondo goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-11+1+8CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2628241593
Cavs20233622101
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35CLE35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 35, 19, 19, 12, 21, 19, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 21, 10, 8, 17, 23, 16, 27BOS27 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 93Cavs 101
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2628241593
Cavs20233622101
The story
Mo Williams had 20 points as Cleveland beat Boston 101-93

Kendrick Perkins led Boston with 11 REB, 9 PTS 20 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 8-14 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 11 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 36-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −6−11+1+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.7Reg. season avg22.0Last 3 playoff games

22.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.7 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 27 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.9Reg. season avg4.3Last 3 playoff games

4.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 0 points in 5 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 23, 27, 42, 19, 24, 40, 39, 37, 19, 35Cavs-Celtics · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 4, 21, 10, 8, 17, 23, 16, 27Celtics-Cavs · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 6 REB · 12 AST
Mo WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 14, 35, 19, 19, 12, 21, 19, 7, 20Cavs-Celtics · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 19, 14, 19, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18, 14, 18Celtics-Cavs · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 10, 21, 25, 8, 25, 25, 15, 24, 14Celtics-Cavs · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 20, 9, 24, 28, 16, 13, 32, 16, 21, 13Celtics-Cavs · L
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs6