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Wednesday, May 21, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 8 at halftime and won 89–85.

Final · CF · G1
SAS85
LAL89
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL -8; Q3 LAL -7; Q4 LAL +4
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 21, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Hamilton (DET vs CLE), 24 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · SAS @ LAL

Lakers draw first blood against San Antonio

Lakers won Game 1 of the conference finals, 89–85. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-8-7+4LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2724211385
LAL2419222489
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27LAL27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17, 19LAL19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30SAS30 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18SAS18 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 2 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg31.5Today

32 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+4.4rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
11.3Reg. season avg15.7Last 3 playoff games

15.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.3 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 30 points in 41 minutes.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 30

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.
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30SAS @ LAL · L
20.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 18 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27LAL vs SAS · W
32.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17, 19LAL vs SAS · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18SAS @ LAL · L
23.2 PPG playoffs to date · −5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 6 AST
Bruce BowenPoints, last 10 games: 0, 0, 17, 4, 12, 9, 10, 6, 6, 12SAS @ LAL · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +6.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 2 REB · 1 AST
Manu GinobiliPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 19, 13, 31, 15, 20, 25, 26, 10SAS @ LAL · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
10 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST