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Sunday, May 24, 2015Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed ATL by 3 after the first quarter and won 114–111.

Final · OT · CF · G3 · Box score
Hawks111
Cavs114
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -1; Q3 CLE +5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +3
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 3 · Hawks-Cavs

LeBron James posts 37-18-13 as Cleveland tops Atlanta

Jeff Teague goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-3-1+50+3CLE AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Hawks242527287111
Cavs2127332310114
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31, 30, 37CLE37 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 12, 28, 9, 17CLE17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27, 12, 30ATL30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14, 20, 13, 4, 22ATL22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Final · Hawks-Cavs
Hawks 111Cavs 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Hawks242527287111
Cavs2127332310114
The story
JR Smith had 17 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland beat Atlanta 114-111 in OT

Paul Millsap led Atlanta with 22 PTS, 9 REB 17 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 6-14 FG, 3-9 3PT

The swing

Down 1 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 33-27.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−1+50+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.3Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 37 points in 47 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+25.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.7Reg. season avg43.2Today

43 minutes today, against 17.7 a game in the regular season (75 games). Line: 14 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 10 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 37

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 33, 27, 25, 38, 15, 31, 30, 37Cavs-Hawks · W
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Nikola Jokic DEN, Nov 17, 2025: 36 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
37 PTS · 18 REB · 13 AST
Jeff TeaguePoints, last 10 games: 0, 11, 9, 18, 26, 14, 20, 27, 12, 30Hawks-Cavs · L
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high30 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 18, 8, 19, 14, 20, 13, 4, 22Hawks-Cavs · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +7.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 8, 14, 13, 12, 12, 28, 9, 17Cavs-Hawks · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Matthew DellavedovaPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 9, 10, 2, 5, 19, 0, 11, 17Cavs-Hawks · W
6.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Iman ShumpertPoints, last 10 games: 15, 22, 15, 8, 5, 13, 13, 4, 16, 15Cavs-Hawks · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Hawks-Cavs8