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Friday, May 19, 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 · G2 · Box score
Cavs130
Celtics86
Q1 CLE +14; Q2 CLE +41; Q3 CLE +46; Q4 CLE +44
On this day · 2015–16May 19, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Raptors), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Cavs-Celtics

LeBron James scores 30 in Cleveland rout of Boston

Kevin Love goes for 21 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-55-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45+55TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+14+41+46+44CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32403127130
Celtics1813262986
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30CLE30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23CLE23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 4, 6, 3, 0, 0, 9, 10, 19BOS19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13BOS13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 130Celtics 86
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs32403127130
Celtics1813262986
The story
Kyrie Irving had 23 points as Cleveland beat Boston 130-86

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 19 PTS, 4 REB 23 PTS, 3 AST, 1 REB · 8-11 FG, 3-6 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 40-13, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
500 +14+41+46+44 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 30 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg14.4Last 3 playoff games

14.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.9 in the regular season (64 games). Today: 4 points in 17 minutes.

Cooling off
−12.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.9Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 18 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 30

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 25, 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30Cavs-Celtics · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 37, 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23Cavs-Celtics · W
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 17, 27, 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32, 21Cavs-Celtics · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 6, 5, 4, 6, 3, 0, 0, 9, 10, 19Celtics-Cavs · L
4.9 PPG playoffs to date · +15.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13Celtics-Cavs · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 21, 15, 16, 11, 19, 20, 15, 11, 11Celtics-Cavs · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST