The 2017 NBA playoffs thread

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Smiths three pushes the lead to ten
Raptors 9
Cavaliers 19
5:54 left to go in the first quarter

 

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Raptors 18
Cavaliers 28
2:34 left in the first quarter

 

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End of the first quarter
Raptors 22
Cavaliers 34

 

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Raptors 29
Cavaliers 38
9:45 left to go in the first half

 

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FG%
Raptors 46.4
Cavaliers 70.0

 

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NBA.com/Stats @nbastats
LeBron James has joined Ray Allen, Reggie Miller & Manu Ginobili as the only players in #NBAPlayoffs history with 300 career 3PM.

 

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Marc J. Spears @MarcJSpearsESPN
Kevin Durant, Shaun Livingston and Matt Barnes are no longer on the Warriors' injury list and Stephen Curry has not been added.

 

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Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
Pau Gasol will start at the 5 per Pop.

 

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Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt
Off the bench, Valanciunas with 16 points.

 

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Halftime
Raptors 48
Cavaliers 62

 

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NBA.com/Stats @nbastats
LeBron James has passed Kobe Bryant (88) for the second most games in #NBAPlayoffs history with 30+ points.

 

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Jason Lloyd @JasonLloydNBA
Raptors ranked 6th this season in defensive FG percentage, 8th in defensive rating. And they're about to give up 100+ in 3 quarters

 

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
Kyrie Irving: Back-to-back games with 20 points and 10 assists for the 1st time in his career

 

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Sam Amico @AmicoHoops
Kyle Lowry's ankle pretty severely swollen. Source says he wouldn't have returned to game had it been regular season. TNT says he's now out.

 

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nick wright @getnickwright
LeBron just scored 39 points on fewer than 15 shots. That'd been done precisely once in the playoffs since 1984.

 

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Joe Gabriele @CavsJoeG
With that hoop by Shump, #Cavs set a new playoff franchise high - 125pts. (Put up 124 v. BOS on 5/7/2010.)

 

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Final
Raptors 103
Cavaliers 125
Cavaliers lead the series 2-0

 

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ESPN Stats & Info @ESPNStatsInfo
LeBron James is 19-0 in playoff series' when leading 2 games to 0

 

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Michael Lee @MrMichaelLee
TOR has lost its past 5 playoff games at CLE by an average of 24 pts. Might explain why LeBron looks bored toying around with the Raptors

 

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Paul Garcia @PaulGarciaNBA
The Spurs are on pace for 44 assists after that 1Q. Aldridge with 6 points on 3/5 shooting

 

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Michael C. Wright @mikecwright
The Spurs assisted on 71% of their makes in 1Q, per @ESPNStatsInfo. They entered the night assisting on 46% of their makes this postseason.

 

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Michael Grange @michaelgrange
Lowry says he plans to get treatment and play in G3 but says ankle is quite sore at the moment ...

 

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NBA.com/Stats @nbastats
Tony Parker has joined Jerry West as the only point guards in #NBAPlayoffs history to reach 4,000 career points.

 

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Sam Amick @sam_amick
Spurs loving that left corner: first Patty Mills, then Danny Green, and now Tony Parker. San Antonio up 61-48. James Harden 1 of 7 shooting