FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 23, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2
SAS71
LAL101
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 LAL +17; Q4 LAL +30
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · SAS @ LAL

Lakers beat San Antonio by 30, move within two of advancing

Game 2: 101–71. Series: 2–0. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+9+17+30LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS1621201471
LAL21252827101
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22LAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20LAL20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13SAS13 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12SAS12 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−15.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 4 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg31Today

31 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.5Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.5 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 22

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: 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22LAL vs SAS · W
31.8 PPG playoffs to date · −10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20LAL vs SAS · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Jordan FarmarPoints, last 10 games: 9, 6, 0, 4, 0, 0, 6, 0, 8, 14LAL vs SAS · W
4.8 PPG playoffs to date · +10.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 23, 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13SAS @ LAL · L
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 0 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 29, 5, 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12SAS @ LAL · L
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · −8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 16 REB · 4 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 14, 7, 5, 22, 13, 15, 14, 16, 4, 11LAL vs SAS · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST