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Thursday, June 16, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G6 · Box score
Warriors101
Cavs115
Q1 CLE +20; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +14
On this day · 2014–15Jun 16, 2015: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Warriors), 32 points.
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 6 · Warriors-Cavs

LeBron James goes for 41 in Cleveland win over Golden State

Kyrie Irving goes for 23 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+20+16+9+14CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors11322830101
Cavs31282135115
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32, 25, 41, 41CLE41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30, 34, 41, 23CLE23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19, 38, 25, 30GSW30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 21, 9, 17, 10, 25, 37, 25GSW25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 101Cavs 115
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors11322830101
Cavs31282135115
The story
Tristan Thompson had 16 rebounds and 15 points as Cleveland beat Golden State 115-101

Stephen Curry led Golden State with 30 PTS, 2 REB 16 REB, 15 PTS, 3 AST · 6-6 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 31-11, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +20+16+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg32.7Last 3 playoff games

32.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 23 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−21.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg3.5Last 3 playoff games

3.5 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 3 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.7Reg. season avg42.6Today

43 minutes today, against 27.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32, 25, 41, 41Cavs-Warriors · W
26.2 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Tracy McGrady ORL, Dec 25, 2003: 41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Ties season high41 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19, 38, 25, 30Warriors-Cavs · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 26, 27, 41, 21, 9, 17, 10, 25, 37, 25Warriors-Cavs · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30, 34, 41, 23Cavs-Warriors · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 9, 2, 10, 8, 14, 10, 6, 15Cavs-Warriors · W
6.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 22, 9, 7, 15, 3, 5, 20, 10, 10, 14Cavs-Warriors · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST