FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 7, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
← May 6CalendarMay 8 →

2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
DET86
ORL111
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +25
Final · R2 · G2
UTA110
LAL120
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +10
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 7, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (UTA vs GSW), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · UTA @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 34 in Lakers win over Utah

Final: 120–110. Kobe Bryant added 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 2, Utah 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+15+14+10+10LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA18313427110
LAL33303027120
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34LAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 14, 4, 3, 10, 14, 7, 5, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25UTA25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 6, 7, 1, 5, 4, 7, 4, 17UTA17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · DET @ ORL · R2 · G3

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 111–86. Best quarter: the fourth, 38–17. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · DET vs ORL
G1 · @ DETDET91–72G2 · @ DETDET100–93G3 · @ ORLORL111–86Game by game through May 7, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

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: 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34LAL vs UTA · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27, 18, 18, 20, 33ORL vs DET · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25UTA @ LAL · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24DET @ ORL · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22DET @ ORL · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 14, 4, 3, 10, 14, 7, 5, 22LAL vs UTA · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST