FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 1, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Raptors105
Cavs116
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +22; Q4 CLE +11
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Rockets126
Spurs99
Q1 HOU +11; Q2 HOU +30; Q3 HOU +29; Q4 HOU +27
On this day · 2015–16May 1, 2016: 3 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Blazers), 37 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Raptors-Cavs

LeBron James posts 35 and 10 as Cleveland beats Toronto

Kawhi Leonard goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+14+22+11CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18302631105
Cavs30323420116
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35CLE35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24CLE24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 12, 17, 13, 4, 22, 13, 18, 16, 13, 20TOR20 PTS · 2 REB · 11 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 38, 35, 27, 23, 8, 33, 18, 32, 19TOR19 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Rockets-Spurs · R2 · G1

Houston leads San Antonio wire to wire

Houston was ahead at every break and won 126–99. Best quarter: the second, 35–16. Trevor Ariza led Houston with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Spurs
G1 · @ SASHOU126–99
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs1
Rockets-Spurs1
The night in charts
Rockets-Spurs combined for 225, 4 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-SpursRockets 126, Spurs 99
225
Raptors-CavsRaptors 105, Cavs 116
221
CLE won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 105, Cavs 116
+11 CLE
Rockets-SpursRockets 126, Spurs 99
+27 HOU
Capela shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
CapelaHOU · 20 PTS, 13 REB, 2 BLK, 1 AST
80% (8-10)
LeBronCLE · 35 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
57% (13-23)
TuckerTOR · 13 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
55% (6-11)
LowryTOR · 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
ArizaHOU · 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 105Cavs 116
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors18302631105
Cavs30323420116
The story
Kyrie Irving had 24 points and 10 assists as Cleveland beat Toronto 116-105

Kyle Lowry led Toronto with 20 PTS, 11 AST, 2 REB 24 PTS, 10 AST, 2 REB · 7-16 FG, 3-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-18, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +12+14+22+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 126Spurs 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets34352730126
Spurs2316283299
The story
Clint Capela's 20 points and 13 rebounds carried Houston past San Antonio, 126-99

Trevor Ariza chipped in 23 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 13 REB, 1 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 35-16, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +11+30+29+27 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.3Last 3 playoff games

36.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 35 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.0Reg. season avg14.9Last 3 playoff games

14.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.0 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.7Reg. season avg28.5Today

29 minutes today, against 18.7 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 4 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24Cavs-Raptors · W
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 10 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 6, 15, 4, 4, 7, 14, 2, 23Rockets-Spurs · W
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +16.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28, 29, 21Spurs-Rockets · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34, 20Rockets-Spurs · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date · −13.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 14 AST
Clint CapelaPoints, last 10 games: 8, 15, 18, 22, 14, 7, 5, 4, 8, 20Rockets-Spurs · W
9.7 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST