FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 7, 2018Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: PHI trailed BOS by 1 after the first quarter and won 103–92.

Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Celtics92
Sixers103
Q1 PHI -1; Q2 PHI +4; Q3 PHI +11; Q4 PHI +11
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Raptors93
Cavs128
Q1 CLE +4; Q2 CLE +16; Q3 CLE +28; Q4 CLE +35
On this day · 2016–17May 7, 2017: 3 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Raptors), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Celtics-Sixers

Philadelphia stays alive against Boston

LeBron James goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHI margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1+4+11+11PHI AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2221222792
Sixers21262927103
Who led
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 21, 11, 8, 12, 14, 11, 25PHI25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 24, 19, 17, 14, 18, 1, 16, 19PHI19 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 13, 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17BOS17 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Raptors-Cavs · R2 · G4

Cleveland keeps Toronto at arm's length

The Raptors never led at a quarter break. Cleveland won by 35. LeBron James led Cleveland with 29 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists.

Series tracker · Raptors-Cavs
G1 · @ TORCLE113–112G2 · @ TORCLE128–110G3 · @ CLECLE105–103G4 · @ CLECLE128–93
Lead changes
Celtics-Sixers8
Raptors-Cavs5
The night in charts
Raptors-Cavs combined for 221, 26 more than any other game
Points by game
Raptors-CavsRaptors 93, Cavs 128
221
Celtics-SixersCeltics 92, Sixers 103
195
PHI won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Celtics-SixersCeltics 92, Sixers 103
+11 PHI
Raptors-CavsRaptors 93, Cavs 128
+35 CLE
McConnell shot 9-of-12 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
McConnellPHI · 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST
75% (9-12)
LeBronCLE · 29 PTS, 11 AST, 8 REB, 2 STL
63% (12-19)
LoveCLE · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
SaricPHI · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
ValanciunasTOR · 18 PTS, 5 REB, 3 BLK, 2 AST
50% (7-14)
Final · Celtics-Sixers
Celtics 92Sixers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2221222792
Sixers21262927103
The story
Dario Saric's 25 points carried Philadelphia past Boston, 103-92

For Boston, Al Horford had 10 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST 25 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST · 9-17 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 29-22, was where the 76ers built it.

PHI lead by quarter
200 −1+4+11+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Raptors-Cavs
Raptors 93Cavs 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Raptors2621252193
Cavs30333728128
The story
Kevin Love had 23 points as Cleveland beat Toronto 128-93

Jonas Valanciunas led Toronto with 18 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST 23 PTS, 6 REB · 8-13 FG, 2-4 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the second 33-21, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
400 +4+16+28+35 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg36.7Last 3 playoff games

36.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 29 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg5.6Last 3 playoff games

5.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (51 games). Today: 3 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Reg. season avg39.0Today

39 minutes today, against 22.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 29

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 46, 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29Cavs-Raptors · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 8 REB · 11 AST
Dario SaricPoints, last 10 games: 24, 20, 23, 21, 11, 8, 12, 14, 11, 25Sixers-Celtics · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 15, 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23Cavs-Raptors · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 4, 14, 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20Celtics-Sixers · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Ben SimmonsPoints, last 10 games: 4, 17, 24, 19, 17, 14, 18, 1, 16, 19Sixers-Celtics · W
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 5 AST
T.J. McConnellPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 2, 5, 2, 4, 0, 8, 4, 19Sixers-Celtics · W
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST