FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 13, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Cavs83
Celtics108
Q1 BOS +18; Q2 BOS +26; Q3 BOS +14; Q4 BOS +25
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

Al Horford goes for 20 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+18+26+14+25BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1817291983
Celtics36251730108
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23BOS23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21BOS21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17CLE17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15CLE15 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 83Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1817291983
Celtics36251730108
The story
Marcus Morris had 21 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 108-83

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 21 PTS, 10 REB · 7-12 FG, 3-4 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 36-18, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
300 +18+26+14+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg20.3Last 3 playoff games

20.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg4.0Last 3 playoff games

4.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg34.4Today

34 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 8 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists.

Top performances

Jaylen Brown leads the day with 23

Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 11, 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23Celtics-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21Celtics-Cavs · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 22, 10, 26, 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20Celtics-Cavs · W
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17Cavs-Celtics · L
14.9 PPG playoffs to date · +2.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 8, 22, 20, 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16Celtics-Cavs · W
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 28, 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15Cavs-Celtics · L
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · −19.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics2