FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, June 12, 2017Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 4 after the first quarter and won 129–120.

Final · Finals · G5 · Box score
Cavs120
Warriors129
Q1 GSW -4; Q2 GSW +11; Q3 GSW +5; Q4 GSW +9
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Cavs-Warriors

Kevin Durant goes for 39 in Golden State win over Cleveland

LeBron James goes for 41 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+11+5+9GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs37233327120
Warriors33382731129
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 16, 33, 29, 38, 33, 31, 35, 39GSW39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 29, 21, 36, 28, 32, 26, 14, 34GSW34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 11, 34, 35, 28, 29, 39, 31, 41CLE41 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 29, 42, 24, 24, 19, 38, 40, 26CLE26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 120Warriors 129
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs37233327120
Warriors33382731129
The story
Stephen Curry had 34 points and 10 assists as Golden State beat Cleveland 129-120

Kyrie Irving led Cleveland with 26 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 34 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL · 10-20 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Warriors took the second 38-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −4+11+5+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.4Reg. season avg37.0Last 3 playoff games

37.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 41 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.0Reg. season avg1.3Last 3 playoff games

1.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.0 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.3Reg. season avg38.1Today

38 minutes today, against 26.3 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 41

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 30, 11, 34, 35, 28, 29, 39, 31, 41Cavs-Warriors · L
32.8 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Kobe Bryant LAL, Mar 6, 2007: 40 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
41 PTS · 13 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 18, 34, 16, 33, 29, 38, 33, 31, 35, 39Warriors-Cavs · W
28.5 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 30, 40, 29, 21, 36, 28, 32, 26, 14, 34Warriors-Cavs · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 11, 23, 29, 42, 24, 24, 19, 38, 40, 26Cavs-Warriors · L
25.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 2 REB · 6 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 2, 9, 13, 5, 6, 3, 0, 16, 15, 25Cavs-Warriors · L
8.1 PPG playoffs to date · +17.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Andre IguodalaPoints, last 10 games: 11, 7, 2, 2, 7, 7, 5, 7, 4, 20Warriors-Cavs · W
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Warriors9