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Tuesday, May 1, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed TOR by 14 after the first quarter and won 113–112.

Final · OT · R2 · G1 · Box score
Cavs113
Raptors112
Q1 CLE -14; Q2 CLE -3; Q3 CLE -5; Q4 Cavs 0; OT1 CLE +1
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Pelicans116
Warriors121
Q1 GSW -2; Q2 GSW +3; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +5
On this day · 2016–17May 1, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Cavs-Raptors

LeBron James posts 26-11-13 as Cleveland tops Toronto

Anthony Davis goes for 25 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-14-3-50+1CLE AHEAD ↑TOR AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs193825238113
Raptors332727187112
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26CLE26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 16, 0, 15, 5, 8, 12, 0, 9, 11, 20CLE20 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 12, 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32, 16, 22TOR22 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Jonas ValanciunasPoints, last 10 games: 8, 25, 12, 9, 19, 14, 11, 14, 14, 21TOR21 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Pelicans-Warriors · R2 · G2

Golden State beats New Orleans by 5, moves within two of advancing

Game 2: 121–116. Series: 2–0. Kevin Durant led Golden State with 29 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Pelicans-Warriors
G1 · @ GSWGSW123–101G2 · @ GSWGSW121–116
Lead changes
Pelicans-Warriors13
Cavs-Raptors1
The night in charts
Pelicans-Warriors combined for 237, 12 more than any other game
Points by game
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 116, Warriors 121
237
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 113, Raptors 112
225
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 113, Raptors 112
+1 CLE
Pelicans-WarriorsPelicans 116, Warriors 121
+5 GSW
CLE erased a 14-point hole
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 113, Raptors 112
14 pts
Pelicans-WarriorsGSW won · Pelicans 116, Warriors 121
2 pts
Draymond Green shot 7-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Draymond GreenGSW · 20 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
JR SmithCLE · 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
RondoNOP · 22 PTS, 12 AST, 7 REB, 5 STL
53% (8-15)
StephGSW · 28 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST
53% (8-15)
ADNOP · 25 PTS, 15 REB, 5 AST, 3 BLK
50% (12-24)
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 113Raptors 112
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs193825238113
Raptors332727187112
The story
JR Smith had 20 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 113-112 in OT

DeMar DeRozan led Toronto with 22 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST 20 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

Down 14 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 38-27.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −14−3−50+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Pelicans-Warriors
Pelicans 116Warriors 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pelicans29263130116
Warriors27313033121
The story
Draymond Green's 20 points and 12 assists carried Golden State past New Orleans, 121-116

For New Orleans, Jrue Holiday had 24 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 20 PTS, 12 AST, 9 REB · 7-11 FG, 2-5 3PT

The swing

The Warriors trailed by 2 going into the second, then won it 31-26.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −2+3+2+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.0Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 20 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg16.1Last 3 playoff games

16.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 2 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.6Reg. season avg37.7Today

38 minutes today, against 21.6 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 29

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 41, 17, 13, 24, 32, 26, 34, 25, 26, 29Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 44, 21, 21, 25, 28, 34, 2, 29, 28Warriors-Pelicans · W
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
28 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26Cavs-Raptors · W
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · −8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jason Kidd PHX, Mar 14, 1999: 26 PTS · 11 REB · 14 AST
26 PTS · 11 REB · 13 AST
Anthony DavisPoints, last 10 games: 33, 34, 28, 22, 35, 22, 28, 47, 21, 25Pelicans-Warriors · L
29.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 15 REB · 5 AST
Jrue HolidayPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 8, 23, 21, 33, 16, 41, 11, 24Pelicans-Warriors · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 5, 19, 6, 16, 16, 7, 9, 22Pelicans-Warriors · L
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 12 AST