FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 9, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3
LAL99
UTA104
Q1 UTA 0; Q2 UTA +9; Q3 UTA +7; Q4 UTA +5
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 9, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Baron Davis (GSW @ UTA), 36 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ UTA

Utah gets one back against Lakers

Game 3: 104–99. Lakers lead the conference semifinals series 2–1. Carlos Boozer led Utah with 27 points, 20 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+9+7+5UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2320292799
UTA23292725104
Who led
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 13, 15, 14, 19, 15, 15, 10, 27UTA27 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22UTA22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34LAL34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13LAL13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg35.3Last 3 playoff games

35.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 34 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.6Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 16 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.2Reg. season avg41.6Today

42 minutes today, against 33.2 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 22 points, 7 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: 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34LAL @ UTA · L
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 13, 15, 14, 19, 15, 15, 10, 27UTA vs LAL · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 20 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22UTA vs LAL · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18UTA vs LAL · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 12 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13LAL @ UTA · L
13.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 12 REB · 1 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 15, 14, 4, 3, 10, 14, 7, 5, 22, 13LAL @ UTA · L
10.6 PPG playoffs to date · +2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST