FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, April 26, 2007Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHX by 14 after the first quarter and won 95–89.

Final · R1 · G3
DET93
ORL77
Q1 DET 0; Q2 DET +6; Q3 DET +10; Q4 DET +16
Final · R1 · G3
HOU67
UTA81
Q1 UTA +6; Q2 UTA +6; Q3 UTA +9; Q4 UTA +14
Final · R1 · G3
PHX89
LAL95
Q1 LAL -14; Q2 LAL -3; Q3 LAL +4; 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 · 2005–06Apr 26, 2006: 3 games. Top scorer: Dirk Nowitzki (DAL vs MEM), 31 points.
The lead · First round · Game 3 · PHX @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 45 as Lakers beat Phoenix

Lakers won 95–89. Kobe Bryant: 45 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists. First round series: Lakers 1, Phoenix 2.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-14-3+4+6LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
PHX3120191989
LAL1731262195
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45LAL45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Kwame BrownPoints, last 10 games: 10, 4, 15, 10, 6, 3, 17, 4, 7, 19LAL19 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24PHX24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 26, 23, 20, 8, 28, 14, 22, 26, 26, 20PHX20 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Second story · HOU @ UTA · R1 · G3

Utah keeps Houston at arm's length

The Rockets never led at a quarter break. Utah won by 14. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs UTA
G1 · @ HOUHOU84–75G2 · @ HOUHOU98–90G3 · @ UTAUTA81–67Game by game through Apr 26, winner and final score. Pink = UTA win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.1Reg. season avg24.0Last 3 playoff games

24.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 20 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−19.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.9Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 29.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 17 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.9Reg. season avg24Today

24 minutes today, against 11.9 a game in the regular season (29 games). Line: 0 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 45

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: 46, 34, 23, 50, 17, 50, 34, 39, 15, 45LAL vs PHX · W
33.0 PPG playoffs to date
45 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 17, 10, 16, 7, 8, 10, 9, 27ORL vs DET · L
15.3 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 35, 9, 18, 31, 27, 30, 34, 28, 27, 26HOU @ UTA · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date
26 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 11, 19, 18, 15, 14, 30, 16, 23, 20, 24PHX @ LAL · L
22.3 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Tracy McGradyPoints, last 10 games: 20, 0, 40, 27, 32, 25, 39, 23, 31, 24HOU @ UTA · L
26.0 PPG playoffs to date
24 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 17, 8, 15, 6, 2, 12, 18, 23DET @ ORL · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 7 REB · 5 AST