FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 16, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G6
BOS69
CLE74
Q1 CLE 0; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R2 · G6
LAL108
UTA105
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +3
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 16, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (SAS @ PHX), 26 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · LAL @ UTA

Kobe Bryant scores 34 as Lakers win in Utah

Final: 108–105. Kobe Bryant made 9 of 19 shots from the field. Lakers win the conference semifinals series 4–2.

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+13+19+16+3LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL33292422108
UTA20232735105
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34LAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17LAL17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18, 13, 16UTA16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · BOS @ CLE · R2 · G6

Cleveland beats Boston, 74–69

Cleveland led 59–50 after three and won by 5. LeBron James led Cleveland with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs CLE
G1 · @ BOSBOS76–72G2 · @ BOSBOS89–73G3 · @ CLECLE108–84G4 · @ CLECLE88–77G5 · @ BOSBOS96–89G6 · @ CLECLE74–69Game by game through May 16, winner and final score. Pink = CLE win.
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: 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34LAL @ UTA · W
33.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35, 32CLE vs BOS · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25BOS @ CLE · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27, 21UTA vs LAL · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17LAL @ UTA · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18, 13, 16UTA vs LAL · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST