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Wednesday, May 25, 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 · G5 · Box score
Raptors78
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +18; Q2 CLE +31; Q3 CLE +40; Q4 CLE +38
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Raptors-Cavs

Cleveland takes Game 5, leads Toronto 3–2

LeBron James goes for 23 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-50-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40+50TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+31+40+38CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1915261878
Cavs37283516116
Who led
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25CLE25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23CLE23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14TOR14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13TOR13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 78Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors1915261878
Cavs37283516116
The story
Kyrie Irving had 23 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 116-78

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST 23 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 3 STL · 9-17 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 37-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +18+31+40+38 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+2.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.5Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 14 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg12.4Last 3 playoff games

12.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Rebounding up
+6.7rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.0 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 7 points in 21 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Love leads the day with 25

Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 17, 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25Cavs-Raptors · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23Cavs-Raptors · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23Cavs-Raptors · W
23.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 34, 23, 28, 18, 22, 32, 32, 14Raptors-Cavs · L
20.9 PPG playoffs to date · −7.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 33, 10, 25, 36, 35, 8, 10, 20, 35, 13Raptors-Cavs · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Richard JeffersonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 8, 8, 4, 3, 9, 2, 5, 8, 11Cavs-Raptors · W
5.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs6