FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 11, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G4
LAL115
UTA123
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 UTA 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 UTA 0; OT1 UTA +8
Final · R2 · G4
NOH80
SAS100
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +20
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 11, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Baron Davis (GSW vs UTA), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · LAL @ UTA

Utah evens the series with Lakers at 2–2

Utah won Game 4, 123–115, in the conference semifinals. Deron Williams led Utah with 29 points, 3 rebounds and 14 assists.

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+100+40+8UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL213420337115
UTA3124242915123
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18UTA18 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33LAL33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · NOH @ SAS · R2 · G4

San Antonio controls New Orleans start to finish

San Antonio won 100–80, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · NOH vs SAS
G1 · @ NOHNOH101–82G2 · @ NOHNOH102–84G3 · @ SASSAS110–99G4 · @ SASSAS100–80Game by game through May 11, winner and final score. Pink = SAS win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Reg. season avg51.1Today

51 minutes today, against 37.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

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: 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33LAL @ UTA · L
34.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29UTA vs LAL · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26LAL @ UTA · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23LAL @ UTA · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23NOH @ SAS · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22SAS vs NOH · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST