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Saturday, May 5, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed PHI by 3 at halftime and won 101–98.

Final · OT · R2 · G3 · Box score
Celtics101
Sixers98
Q1 BOS -1; Q2 BOS -3; Q3 BOS +1; Q4 Celtics 0; OT1 BOS +3
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Raptors103
Cavs105
Q1 CLE +5; Q2 CLE +15; Q3 CLE +14; Q4 CLE +2
On this day · 2016–17May 5, 2017: 2 games. Top scorer: James Harden (Rockets-Spurs), 43 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Celtics-Sixers

Boston takes Game 3 in overtime

LeBron James goes for 38 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-10-50+5+10OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-1-3+10+3BOS AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Celtics1929212012101
Sixers20311721998
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24BOS24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18BOS18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 5, 23, 14, 19, 31, 20, 22PHI22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
JJ RedickPoints, last 10 games: 18, 28, 28, 11, 10, 24, 27, 20, 23, 18PHI18 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Raptors-Cavs · R2 · G3

Cleveland controls Toronto start to finish

Cleveland won 105–103, leading by as many as 15 at a break. LeBron James led Cleveland with 38 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Cavs
G1 · @ TORCLE113–112G2 · @ TORCLE128–110G3 · @ CLECLE105–103
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers15
Raptors-Cavs0
Shot of the night

Horford's layup with 5.5 seconds left in OT puts the Celtics ahead, 101-98 final

The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 208, 9 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 103, Cavs 105
208
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 98
199
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Raptors-CavsRaptors 103, Cavs 105
+2 CLE
Celtics-SixersCeltics 101, Sixers 98
+3 BOS
Lowry shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LowryTOR · 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
TatumBOS · 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
65% (11-17)
OGTOR · 18 PTS, 4 REB, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
SimmonsPHI · 16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST, 2 BLK
57% (8-14)
LeBronCLE · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 3 STL
54% (14-26)
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 103Cavs 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors19212538103
Cavs24312426105
The story
Kevin Love's 21 points and 16 rebounds carried Cleveland past Toronto, 105-103

For Toronto, Kyle Lowry had 27 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB 21 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST · 7-14 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-21, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 +5+15+14+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 101Sixers 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Celtics1929212012101
Sixers20311721998
The story
Jayson Tatum had 24 points as Boston beat Philadelphia 101-98 in OT

Ben Simmons led Philadelphia with 16 PTS, 8 REB, 8 AST 24 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 11-17 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 3 after the second, the Celtics took the third 21-17.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −1−3+10+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle

Joel Embiid led the game in fantasy with 50.8 FPTS (22 PTS, 19 REB, 2 AST)

Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg22.3Last 3 playoff games

22.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 18 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg12.9Last 3 playoff games

12.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.1Reg. season avg34.2Today

34 minutes today, against 19.1 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 13 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 38

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 24, 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38Cavs-Raptors · W
34.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Kyle LowryPoints, last 10 games: 28, 11, 13, 19, 19, 17, 24, 18, 21, 27Raptors-Cavs · L
18.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 19, 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24Celtics-Sixers · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Joel EmbiidPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 20, 5, 23, 14, 19, 31, 20, 22Sixers-Celtics · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 19 REB · 2 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 9, 15, 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21Cavs-Raptors · W
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 9, 10, 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18Celtics-Sixers · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST