FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 8, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G2
PHI89
LAL98
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +9
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · PHI @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Philadelphia

Final: 98–89. Kobe Bryant added 8 rebounds and 6 assists. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, Philadelphia 1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+2+10+9LAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHI2423202289
LAL2524282198
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 36, 48, 45, 28, 36, 24, 15, 31LAL31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35, 26, 44, 28LAL28 PTS · 20 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 34, 16, 28, 15, 46, 44, 48, 23PHI23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 18, 12, 17, 21, 10, 23, 13, 16PHI16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 16 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.3Reg. season avg6.4Last 3 playoff games

6.4 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.3 in the regular season (47 games). Today: 5 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.5Reg. season avg40.5Today

40 minutes today, against 31.5 a game in the regular season (76 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 27, 36, 48, 45, 28, 36, 24, 15, 31LAL vs PHI · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 44, 43, 21, 25, 28, 19, 35, 26, 44, 28LAL vs PHI · W
30.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 20 REB · 9 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 34, 16, 28, 15, 46, 44, 48, 23PHI @ LAL · L
32.4 PPG playoffs to date · −9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dikembe MutomboPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 18, 12, 17, 21, 10, 23, 13, 16PHI @ LAL · L
13.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Aaron McKiePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 21, 22, 11, 15, 12, 10, 9, 14PHI @ LAL · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · −2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 11, 6, 12, 20, 13, 16, 13, 28, 0, 14LAL vs PHI · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST