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Wednesday, May 23, 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 · G5 · Box score
Cavs83
Celtics96
Q1 BOS +13; Q2 BOS +11; Q3 BOS +16; Q4 BOS +13
On this day · 2016–17May 23, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: Kyrie Irving (Cavs-Celtics), 42 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Cavs-Celtics

Boston takes Game 5, leads Cleveland 3–2

Jayson Tatum goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+11+16+13BOS AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1923182383
Celtics3221232096
Who led
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24BOS24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17BOS17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26CLE26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14CLE14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Final · Cavs-Celtics
Cavs 83Celtics 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs1923182383
Celtics3221232096
The story
Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds as Boston beat Cleveland 96-83

Marcus Smart added 13 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST 15 PTS, 12 REB, 1 AST · 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the first 32-19, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +13+11+16+13 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg19.7Last 3 playoff games

19.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg11.0Last 3 playoff games

11.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 5 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg29.3Today

29 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 6 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 26

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 45, 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26Cavs-Celtics · L
33.2 PPG playoffs to date · −7.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 28, 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24Celtics-Cavs · W
18.4 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17Celtics-Cavs · W
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 26, 13, 13, 10, 15, 20, 15, 7, 15, 15Celtics-Cavs · W
16.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14Cavs-Celtics · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · −0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Marcus SmartPoints, last 10 games: 9, 19, 9, 14, 14, 9, 11, 7, 8, 13Celtics-Cavs · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Celtics3