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Thursday, May 25, 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 · G5 · Box score
Cavs135
Celtics102
Q1 CLE +16; Q2 CLE +18; Q3 CLE +35; Q4 CLE +33
On this day · 2015–16May 25, 2016: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Love (Cavs-Raptors), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Cavs-Celtics

LeBron James scores 35 as Cleveland wins in Boston

Kevin Love goes for 15 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+16+18+35+33CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs43323426135
Celtics27301728102
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30, 11, 34, 35CLE35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29, 42, 24CLE24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20, 19, 23BOS23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 0, 8, 8, 0, 11, 6, 5, 14BOS14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 135Celtics 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs43323426135
Celtics27301728102
The story
Kyrie Irving had 24 points as Cleveland beat Boston 135-102

Avery Bradley led Boston with 23 PTS, 4 REB 24 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 9-15 FG, 4-8 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the third 34-17, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +16+18+35+33 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
25.2Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.2 in the regular season (72 games). Today: 24 points in 32 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: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.1Reg. season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 17.1 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 35

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 33, 35, 39, 35, 35, 38, 30, 11, 34, 35Cavs-Celtics · W
32.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 28, 24, 22, 16, 27, 11, 23, 29, 42, 24Cavs-Celtics · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Avery BradleyPoints, last 10 games: 7, 5, 29, 27, 9, 21, 13, 20, 19, 23Celtics-Cavs · L
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 5, 18, 9, 16, 5, 32, 21, 28, 17, 15Cavs-Celtics · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Gerald GreenPoints, last 10 games: 2, 16, 0, 8, 8, 0, 11, 6, 5, 14Celtics-Cavs · L
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 14, 4, 5, 4, 5, 2, 4, 0, 2, 14Cavs-Celtics · W
5.6 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 0 REB · 0 AST