FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 22, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Cavs94
Hawks82
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +5; Q3 CLE +18; Q4 CLE +12
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Cavs-Hawks

Cleveland takes Game 2, leads Atlanta 2–0

LeBron James goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+5+18+12CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2628301094
Hawks2128171682
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31, 30CLE30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 22, 15, 8, 5, 13, 13, 4, 16CLE16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 9, 9, 18, 14, 6, 9, 6, 13ATL13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27, 12ATL12 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Final · Cavs-Hawks
Cavs 94Hawks 82
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2628301094
Hawks2128171682
The story
Tristan Thompson had 16 rebounds and 7 points as Cleveland beat Atlanta 94-82

Al Horford led Atlanta with 12 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST 16 REB, 7 PTS · 2-6 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+5+18+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+4.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.1Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 9 points in 32 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg37.2Today

37 minutes today, against 20.6 a game in the regular season (67 games). Line: 11 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists.

Rebounding up
+6.3rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31, 30Cavs-Hawks · W
27.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 9 REB · 11 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 4, 15, 22, 15, 8, 5, 13, 13, 4, 16Cavs-Hawks · W
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Dennis SchroderPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 9, 9, 18, 14, 6, 9, 6, 13Hawks-Cavs · L
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27, 12Hawks-Cavs · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 17, 18, 12, 18, 23, 13, 16, 12Hawks-Cavs · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 13, 12, 6, 6, 3, 2, 9, 12Hawks-Cavs · L
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Hawks5