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Wednesday, May 3, 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 · G2 · Box score
Raptors103
Cavs125
Q1 CLE +12; Q2 CLE +14; Q3 CLE +26; Q4 CLE +22
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Rockets96
Spurs121
Q1 SAS +3; Q2 SAS +10; Q3 SAS +5; Q4 SAS +25
On this day · 2015–16May 3, 2016: 2 games. Top scorer: Klay Thompson (Warriors-Blazers), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Raptors-Cavs

LeBron James goes for 39 in Cleveland win over Toronto

Kawhi Leonard goes for 34 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+14+26+22CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22262530103
Cavs34283726125
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39CLE39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22CLE22 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23TOR23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 11, 2, 0, 10, 5, 2, 22TOR22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Rockets-Spurs · R2 · G2

Steady San Antonio beats Houston

Leads at every break, then a 121–96 final. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 34 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Spurs
G1 · @ SASHOU126–99G2 · @ SASSAS121–96
Lead changes
Raptors-Cavs4
Rockets-Spurs2
The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 228, 11 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 103, Cavs 125
228
Rockets-SpursRockets 96, Spurs 121
217
CLE won the closest game by 22
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 103, Cavs 125
+22 CLE
Rockets-SpursRockets 96, Spurs 121
+25 SAS
Kawhi shot 13-of-16 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KawhiSAS · 34 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 3 STL
81% (13-16)
ValanciunasTOR · 23 PTS, 5 REB
77% (10-13)
LeBronCLE · 39 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
71% (10-14)
JosephTOR · 22 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
64% (9-14)
ParkerSAS · 18 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
62% (8-13)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 103Cavs 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors22262530103
Cavs34283726125
The story
Kyrie Irving had 22 points and 11 assists as Cleveland beat Toronto 125-103

Cory Joseph led Toronto with 22 PTS, 6 REB 22 PTS, 11 AST · 6-19 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 34-22, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +12+14+26+22 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Spurs
Rockets 96Spurs 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets3025281396
Spurs33322333121
The story
Pau Gasol's 13 rebounds and 6 points carried San Antonio past Houston, 121-96

For Houston, Ryan Anderson had 18 PTS, 8 REB 13 REB, 6 PTS, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 3-11 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 33-13, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +3+10+5+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 39 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg6.8Last 3 playoff games

6.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg26.8Today

27 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 8 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 39

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 18, 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39Cavs-Raptors · W
34.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28, 29, 21, 34Spurs-Rockets · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 6, 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23Raptors-Cavs · L
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +14.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 24, 19, 18, 45, 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22Cavs-Raptors · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 0 REB · 11 AST
Cory JosephPoints, last 10 games: 4, 2, 3, 11, 2, 0, 10, 5, 2, 22Raptors-Cavs · L
6.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 4, 22, 13, 18, 16, 13, 20, 20Raptors-Cavs · L
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 5 AST