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Wednesday, May 20, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 6 after the first quarter and won 97–89.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Cavs97
Hawks89
Q1 CLE -6; Q2 Cavs 0; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +8
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Hawks

LeBron James scores 31 as Cleveland wins in Atlanta

JR Smith goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-60+7+8CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2031232397
Hawks2625162289
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31CLE31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 7, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 12, 28CLE28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27ATL27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23, 13, 16ATL16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 97Hawks 89
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2031232397
Hawks2625162289
The story
Tristan Thompson had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Atlanta 97-89

Al Horford led Atlanta with 16 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST 14 PTS, 10 REB · 5-7 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 23-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −60+7+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 28 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.4Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.4 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 10 points in 27 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.8Reg. season avg42.2Today

42 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 14 points, 10 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 31

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 30, 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31Cavs-Hawks · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 0, 9, 7, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 12, 28Cavs-Hawks · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27Hawks-Cavs · L
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23, 13, 16Hawks-Cavs · L
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 12, 5, 4, 5, 10, 12, 12, 13, 14Cavs-Hawks · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14, 20, 13Hawks-Cavs · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks10