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Wednesday, May 17, 2017Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Cavs117
Celtics104
Q1 CLE +11; Q2 CLE +22; Q3 CLE +17; Q4 CLE +13
On this day · 2015–16May 17, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Raptors), 27 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Celtics

LeBron James scores 38 as Cleveland wins in Boston

Kevin Love goes for 32 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+22+17+13CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30313125117
Celtics19203629104
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38CLE38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32CLE32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 24, 14, 14, 6, 18, 10, 14, 21BOS21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21BOS21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 117Celtics 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs30313125117
Celtics19203629104
The story
Tristan Thompson had 20 points as Cleveland beat Boston 117-104

Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 17 PTS, 10 AST 20 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST · 7-7 FG

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 30-19, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +11+22+17+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg36.0Last 3 playoff games

36.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 38 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg7.3Last 3 playoff games

7.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 0 points in 12 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.2Reg. season avg18.0Last 3 playoff games

18.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 11 points in 34 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38Cavs-Celtics · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 9 REB · 7 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32Cavs-Celtics · W
15.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 0 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 8, 12, 24, 14, 14, 6, 18, 10, 14, 21Celtics-Cavs · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 24, 23, 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21Celtics-Cavs · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 4, 9, 6, 11, 9, 9, 6, 20Cavs-Celtics · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Isaiah ThomasPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 33, 53, 13, 19, 18, 27, 29, 17Celtics-Cavs · L
24.8 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 1 REB · 10 AST