FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 15, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed CLE by 7 at halftime and won 107–94.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Cavs94
Celtics107
Q1 BOS -4; Q2 BOS -7; Q3 BOS +7; Q4 BOS +13
On this day · 2016–17May 15, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Bradley Beal (Wizards-Celtics), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston beats Cleveland by 13, moves within two of advancing

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4-7+7+13BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2728221794
Celtics23253623107
Who led
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23BOS23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18BOS18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42CLE42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22CLE22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 94Celtics 107
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2728221794
Celtics23253623107
The story
Al Horford had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 107-94

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST 15 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST · 5-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

Down 7 after the second, the Celtics took the third 36-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −4−7+7+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
14.5Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 14.5 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 23 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.5Reg. season avg7.0Last 3 playoff games

7.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.5 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 0 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 42

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 32, 44, 22, 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42Cavs-Celtics · L
33.4 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook WAS, Mar 13, 2021: 42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
42 PTS · 10 REB · 12 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 34, 14, 14, 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23Celtics-Cavs · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 7, 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22Cavs-Celtics · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 26, 29, 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18Celtics-Cavs · W
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 22, 10, 26, 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20, 15Celtics-Cavs · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Marcus MorrisPoints, last 10 games: 10, 14, 10, 11, 11, 9, 17, 6, 21, 12Celtics-Cavs · W
12.9 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics2