FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
ATL65
BOS99
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +36; Q4 BOS +34
Final · R2 · G1
UTA98
LAL109
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
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 · 2006–07May 4, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (NJN vs TOR), 24 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · UTA @ LAL

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 in Lakers win over Utah

Lakers won 109–98. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Utah 0.

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+13+7+11LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2417312698
LAL25292530109
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38LAL38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18LAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21UTA21 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 8, 20, 13, 15, 14, 19, 15, 15UTA15 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · ATL @ BOS · R1 · G7

Boston controls Atlanta start to finish

Boston won 99–65, leading by as many as 36 at a break. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSBOS104–81G2 · @ BOSBOS96–77G3 · @ ATLATL102–93G4 · @ ATLATL97–92G5 · @ BOSBOS110–85G6 · @ ATLATL103–100G7 · @ BOSBOS99–65Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 2 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

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: 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38LAL vs UTA · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 7, 16, 14, 17, 18, 22, 17, 22BOS vs ATL · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21UTA @ LAL · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18LAL vs UTA · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18BOS vs ATL · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 13, 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16LAL vs UTA · W
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST