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Tuesday, May 17, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Raptors84
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +31
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland draws first blood against Toronto

Kyrie Irving goes for 27 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+22+28+31CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2816231784
Cavs33332920115
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27CLE27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24CLE24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18TOR18 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Bismack BiyomboPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 0, 3, 13, 10, 4, 17, 12TOR12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 84Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2816231784
Cavs33332920115
The story
LeBron James had 24 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 115-84

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 18 PTS, 5 AST 24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 33-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +5+22+28+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.1Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 6.1 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 9 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg30.8Today

31 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 27

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27Cavs-Raptors · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 34, 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24Cavs-Raptors · W
23.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 8, 30, 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18Raptors-Cavs · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 10, 28, 16, 20, 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14Cavs-Raptors · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Bismack BiyomboPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 0, 0, 3, 13, 10, 4, 17, 12Raptors-Cavs · L
6.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
James JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 11, 6, 2, 9, 2, 0, 0, 0, 10Raptors-Cavs · L
2.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs9