FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 3, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 9 after the first quarter and won 108–103.

Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Cavs128
Raptors110
Q1 CLE -3; Q2 CLE -2; Q3 CLE +11; Q4 CLE +18
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Sixers103
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -9; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +5
On this day · 2016–17May 3, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 39 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Sixers-Celtics

Boston goes up 2–0 on Philadelphia

LeBron James goes for 43 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-9-5+4+5BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31251928103
Celtics22292829108
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 12, 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 8, 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20BOS20 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23PHI23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 9, 7, 11, 10, 10, 3, 22PHI22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Cavs-Raptors · R2 · G2

Cleveland wins Game 2 over Toronto, 128–110

Conference semifinals series: Cleveland 2, Toronto 0. LeBron James led Cleveland with 43 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists.

Series tracker · Cavs-Raptors
G1 · @ TORCLE113–112G2 · @ TORCLE128–110
Lead changes
Cavs-Raptors7
Sixers-Celtics7
The night in charts
Cavs-Raptors combined for 238, 27 more than any other game
Points by game
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 128, Raptors 110
238
Sixers-CelticsSixers 103, Celtics 108
211
BOS won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Sixers-CelticsSixers 103, Celtics 108
+5 BOS
Cavs-RaptorsCavs 128, Raptors 110
+18 CLE
BOS rallied from 9 down, the night's biggest comeback
Biggest comebacks, at quarter breaks
Sixers-CelticsBOS won · Sixers 103, Celtics 108
9 pts
Cavs-RaptorsCLE won · Cavs 128, Raptors 110
3 pts
Valanciunas shot 8-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
ValanciunasTOR · 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
73% (8-11)
LowryTOR · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB
70% (7-10)
LeBronCLE · 43 PTS, 14 AST, 8 REB, 1 STL
68% (19-28)
CovingtonPHI · 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 STL
53% (8-15)
RedickPHI · 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
Final · Sixers-Celtics
Sixers 103Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Sixers31251928103
Celtics22292829108
The story
Terry Rozier's 20 points and 9 assists carried Boston past Philadelphia, 108-103

For Philadelphia, Robert Covington had 22 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB · 6-15 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Celtics trailed by 5 going into the third, then won it 28-19.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −9−5+4+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Cavs-Raptors
Cavs 128Raptors 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs26353730128
Raptors29342423110
The story
Kevin Love had 31 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland beat Toronto 128-110

Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 16 PTS, 12 REB, 2 AST 31 PTS, 11 REB, 2 AST · 11-21 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the second, the Cavaliers took the third 37-24.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −3−2+11+18 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+13.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg4.9Last 3 playoff games

4.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 4 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg39.5Today

39 minutes today, against 29.9 a game in the regular season (54 games). Line: 19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 43

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43Cavs-Raptors · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Luka Doncic DAL, Jun 2, 2021: 42 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
43 PTS · 8 REB · 14 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 28, 9, 15, 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31Cavs-Raptors · W
13.1 PPG playoffs to date · +20.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
DeMar DeRozanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 17, 37, 23, 35, 32, 16, 22, 24Raptors-Cavs · L
25.8 PPG playoffs to date · −2.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23Sixers-Celtics · L
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Robert CovingtonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 6, 5, 9, 7, 11, 10, 10, 3, 22Sixers-Celtics · L
10.3 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 11, 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24, 18, 21Raptors-Cavs · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST