FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 26, 2006Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL98
DET109
Q1 DET +9; Q2 DET +13; Q3 DET +17; Q4 DET +11
Final · R1 · G2
MEM79
DAL94
Q1 DAL +1; Q2 DAL +13; Q3 DAL +20; Q4 DAL +15
Final · R1 · G2
LAL99
PHX93
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +15; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +6
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
On this day · 2004–05Apr 26, 2005: 3 games. Top scorer: Nenad Krstic (NJN @ MIA), 27 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · LAL @ PHX

Lakers pull level with Phoenix

Game 2 to Lakers, 99–93. The first round series is tied 1–1. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 29 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2+15+7+6LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2429212599
PHX2216292693
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 42, 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29LAL29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 21, 16, 17, 23, 15, 16, 14, 6, 21, 21LAL21 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 25, 13, 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29PHX29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 12, 23, 25, 21, 19, 5, 8, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ DET · R1 · G2

Detroit controls Milwaukee start to finish

Detroit won 109–98, leading by as many as 17 at a break. Tayshaun Prince led Detroit with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs DET
G1 · @ DETDET92–74G2 · @ DETDET109–98Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.5points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
5.0Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 5.0 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 8 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.6Reg. season avg8.1Last 2 playoff games

8.1 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 23.6 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 28.6 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 8 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Dirk Nowitzki 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.
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 30, 29, 30, 20, 20, 29, 36, 22, 31, 31DAL vs MEM · W
31.0 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 13, 9, 25, 13, 13, 6, 12, 16, 20, 29PHX vs LAL · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 7 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 43, 42, 51, 38, 31, 50, 43, 35, 22, 29LAL @ PHX · W
25.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Michael ReddPoints, last 10 games: 25, 25, 16, 24, 23, 36, 19, 43, 11, 29MIL @ DET · L
20.0 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Raja BellPoints, last 10 games: 12, 10, 12, 23, 25, 21, 19, 5, 8, 23PHX vs LAL · L
15.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 20, 15, 17, 14, 10, 20, 0, 6, 15, 22DET vs MIL · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date
22 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST