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Thursday, May 19, 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 · G2 · Box score
Raptors89
Cavs108
Q1 CLE +2; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +19
On this day · 2014–15May 19, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: Stephen Curry (Warriors-Rockets), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland beats Toronto by 19, moves within two of advancing

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+14+17+19CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2820212089
Cavs30322422108
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26CLE26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23CLE23 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22TOR22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 4, 14, 9, 7, 1, 4, 11TOR11 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 89Cavs 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2820212089
Cavs30322422108
The story
Kevin Love had 19 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 108-89

Tristan Thompson added 12 REB, 9 PTS 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 32-20, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +2+14+17+19 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 26 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.6Last 3 playoff games

12.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Cooling off
−5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.4Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.4 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 12 points in 27 minutes.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 26

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 22, 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26Cavs-Raptors · W
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 27, 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23Cavs-Raptors · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Antoine Walker BOS, Mar 29, 2001: 23 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
23 PTS · 11 REB · 11 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 30, 22, 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22Raptors-Cavs · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 16, 20, 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19Cavs-Raptors · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 9, 21, 9, 15, 12, 23, 6, 3, 5, 12Cavs-Raptors · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 8, 10, 8, 4, 14, 9, 7, 1, 4, 11Raptors-Cavs · L
8.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs11