FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, April 23, 2008Playoffs · 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
PHI88
DET105
Q1 DET +7; Q2 DET +17; Q3 DET +22; Q4 DET +17
Final · R1 · G2
ATL77
BOS96
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +10; Q3 BOS +18; Q4 BOS +19
Final · R1 · G2
DEN107
LAL122
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +15
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 · 2006–07Apr 23, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Carlos Boozer (UTA @ HOU), 41 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · DEN @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 49 as Lakers beat Denver

Lakers won 122–107. Kobe Bryant: 49 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists. First round series: Lakers 2, Denver 0.

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+1+10+10+15LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN32173028107
LAL33263033122
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 36, 25, 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49LAL49 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 10, 25, 20, 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18LAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31DEN31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 47, 38, 36, 25, 22, 11, 17, 30, 23DEN23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Second story · PHI @ DET · R1 · G2

Detroit keeps Philadelphia at arm's length

The 76ers never led at a quarter break. Detroit won by 17. Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

Series tracker · PHI vs DET
G1 · @ DETPHI90–86G2 · @ DETDET105–88Game by game through Apr 23, winner and final score. Pink = DET win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+12.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg40.5Last 2 playoff games

40.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 49 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg13.5Last 2 playoff games

13.5 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 28.0 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
21.3Reg. season avg35.3Today

35 minutes today, against 21.3 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 11 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 49

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: 36, 25, 29, 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49LAL vs DEN · W
40.5 PPG playoffs to date
49 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 31, 13, 26, 21, 33, 28, 33, 21, 30, 31DEN @ LAL · L
30.5 PPG playoffs to date
31 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 25, 47, 38, 36, 25, 22, 11, 17, 30, 23DEN @ LAL · L
26.5 PPG playoffs to date
23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 11, 10, 24, 11, 23, 13, 15, 21DEN @ LAL · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date
21 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 24, 14, 19, 14, 9, 12, 18, 2, 13, 20DET vs PHI · W
16.5 PPG playoffs to date
20 PTS · 7 REB · 7 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 20, 20, 21, 22, 12, 24, 8, 16, 19BOS vs ATL · W
17.5 PPG playoffs to date
19 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST