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Friday, May 5, 2017Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 3 at halftime and won 115–94.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Cavs115
Raptors94
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE +2; Q4 CLE +21
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Spurs103
Rockets92
Q1 SAS -2; Q2 SAS +4; Q3 SAS +6; Q4 SAS +11
On this day · 2015–16May 5, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: DeMarre Carroll (Raptors-Heat), 21 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Cavs-Raptors

LeBron James scores 35 as Cleveland wins in Toronto

DeMar DeRozan goes for 37 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4-3+2+21CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28213036115
Raptors2428251794
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35CLE35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 25, 17, 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16CLE16 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 23, 8, 33, 18, 32, 19, 5, 37TOR37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23, 19TOR19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Second story · Spurs-Rockets · R2 · G3

San Antonio beats Houston by 11, moves within two of advancing

Game 3: 103–92. Series: 2–1. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Spurs-Rockets
G1 · @ SASHOU126–99G2 · @ SASSAS121–96G3 · @ HOUSAS103–92
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors7
Spurs-Rockets6
The night in charts
Cavs-Raptors combined for 209, 14 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 115, Raptors 94
209
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 103, Rockets 92
195
SAS won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Spurs-RocketsSpurs 103, Rockets 92
+11 SAS
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 115, Raptors 94
+21 CLE
CLE rallied from 3 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 115, Raptors 94
3 pts
Spurs-RocketsSAS won · Spurs 103, Rockets 92
2 pts
Valanciunas shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 19 PTS, 8 REB
80% (8-10)
AldridgeSAS · 26 PTS, 6 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
60% (12-20)
LeBronCLE · 35 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL
56% (9-16)
DeRozanTOR · 37 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
52% (12-23)
HardenHOU · 43 PTS, 5 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB
50% (14-28)
Final · Spurs-Rockets
Spurs 103Rockets 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs19242931103
Rockets2118272692
The story
Kawhi Leonard had 26 points and 10 rebounds as San Antonio beat Houston 103-92

Clint Capela led Houston with 15 REB, 12 PTS, 3 AST 26 PTS, 10 REB, 7 AST · 9-20 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Spurs took the second 24-18.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −2+4+6+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 115Raptors 94
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs28213036115
Raptors2428251794
The story
Kevin Love's 16 points and 14 rebounds carried Cleveland past Toronto, 115-94

For Toronto, Jonas Valanciunas had 19 PTS, 8 REB 16 PTS, 14 REB · 6-9 FG, 1-1 3PT

The swing

The fourth quarter, 36-17, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +4−3+2+21 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
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.1Reg. season avg12.9Last 3 playoff games

12.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.1 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+18.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg36.0Today

36 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 13 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

James Harden leads the day with 43

James HardenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 27, 37, 35, 44, 16, 34, 20, 13, 43Rockets-Spurs · L
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kemba Walker CHA, Apr 10, 2019: 43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
43 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 35, 27, 23, 8, 33, 18, 32, 19, 5, 37Raptors-Cavs · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 36, 27, 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35Cavs-Raptors · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 7 AST
Kawhi LeonardPoints, last 10 games: 14, 32, 37, 18, 43, 28, 29, 21, 34, 26Spurs-Rockets · W
29.8 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 7 AST
LaMarcus AldridgePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 11, 16, 13, 12, 17, 4, 15, 26Spurs-Rockets · W
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 10, 11, 12, 8, 6, 6, 23, 19Raptors-Cavs · L
11.6 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST