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Friday, May 25, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: CLE trailed BOS by 5 after the first quarter and won 109–99.

Final · CF · G6 · Box score
Celtics99
Cavs109
Q1 CLE -5; Q2 CLE +11; Q3 CLE +10; Q4 CLE +10
On this day · 2016–17May 25, 2017: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 35 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · Celtics-Cavs

LeBron James posts 46 and 11 as Cleveland beats Boston

Terry Rozier goes for 28 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5+11+10+10CLE AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2518302699
Cavs20342926109
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46CLE46 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 12, 12, 5, 3, 13, 13, 7, 20CLE20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13, 16, 8, 28BOS28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17, 27BOS27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 99Cavs 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2518302699
Cavs20342926109
The story
George Hill had 20 points as Cleveland beat Boston 109-99

Jaylen Brown led Boston with 27 PTS, 3 REB 20 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST · 7-12 FG, 0-3 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the first, the Cavaliers took the second 34-18.

CLE lead by quarter
200 −5+11+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+11.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg38.7Last 3 playoff games

38.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 46 points in 46 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.3Reg. season avg11.2Last 3 playoff games

11.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 6 points in 14 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.9Reg. season avg39.8Today

40 minutes today, against 25.9 a game in the regular season (80 games). Line: 28 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 46

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 26, 43, 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46Cavs-Celtics · W
33.9 PPG playoffs to date · +12.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Russell Westbrook OKC, Apr 25, 2017: 47 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
46 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Terry RozierPoints, last 10 games: 20, 18, 11, 17, 8, 18, 13, 16, 8, 28Celtics-Cavs · L
17.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Jaylen BrownPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 8, 24, 23, 23, 10, 25, 17, 27Celtics-Cavs · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
George HillPoints, last 10 games: 4, 13, 12, 12, 5, 3, 13, 13, 7, 20Cavs-Celtics · W
9.9 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Jayson TatumPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 20, 25, 16, 11, 18, 17, 24, 15Celtics-Cavs · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · −3.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jeff GreenPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 11, 8, 6, 6, 6, 2, 8, 14Cavs-Celtics · W
7.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs1