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Tuesday, May 23, 2017Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 10 after the first quarter and won 112–99.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Celtics99
Cavs112
Q1 CLE -10; Q2 CLE -10; Q3 CLE +7; Q4 CLE +13
On this day · 2015–16May 23, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyle Lowry (Raptors-Cavs), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Celtics-Cavs

Kyrie Irving scores 42 as Cleveland beats Boston

Kevin Love goes for 17 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-10-10+7+13CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2928231999
Cavs19284025112
Who led
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29, 42CLE42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30, 11, 34CLE34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20, 19BOS19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 18, 10, 14, 21, 9, 14, 18BOS18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 99Cavs 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2928231999
Cavs19284025112
The story
LeBron James had 34 points as Cleveland beat Boston 112-99

Jae Crowder led Boston with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST 34 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB · 15-27 FG, 1-6 3PT

The swing

Down 10 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 40-23.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −10−10+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.2Reg. season avg31.3Last 3 playoff games

31.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 42 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.5Reg. season avg12.8Last 3 playoff games

12.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.5 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 5 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.4Reg. season avg42.0Today

42 minutes today, against 31.4 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 17 points, 17 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 42

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 13, 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29, 42Cavs-Celtics · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Feb 1, 2003: 42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
42 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 41, 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30, 11, 34Cavs-Celtics · W
32.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20, 19Celtics-Cavs · L
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Jae CrowderPoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 6, 18, 10, 14, 21, 9, 14, 18Celtics-Cavs · L
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32, 21, 28, 17Cavs-Celtics · W
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 17 REB · 5 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 15, 16, 11, 19, 20, 15, 11, 11, 16, 16Celtics-Cavs · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
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