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Monday, May 23, 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 · G4 · Box score
Cavs99
Raptors105
Q1 Raptors +3; Q2 Raptors +16; Q3 Raptors +9; Q4 Raptors +6
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Cavs-Raptors

Kyle Lowry goes for 35 in Toronto win over Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · Raptors margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+16+9+6Raptors AHEAD ↑Cavs AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2417283099
Raptors27302127105
Who led
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35Raptors35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32Raptors32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29Cavs29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26Cavs26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 99Raptors 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2417283099
Raptors27302127105
The story
DeMar DeRozan had 32 points as Toronto beat Cleveland 105-99

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 32 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 14-23 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Raptors won the second 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

Raptors lead by quarter
200 +3+16+9+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.5Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 32 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.0Reg. season avg41.7Today

42 minutes today, against 22.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 5 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kyle Lowry leads the day with 35

Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35Raptors-Cavs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +17.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 20, 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32Raptors-Cavs · W
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29Cavs-Raptors · L
24.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 26, 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26Cavs-Raptors · L
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 8, 12, 27, 8, 8, 10, 11, 12Cavs-Raptors · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
DeMarre CarrollPoints, last 10 games: 21, 6, 13, 6, 5, 14, 2, 7, 10, 11Raptors-Cavs · W
9.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors8