FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 27, 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 · G4
LAL93
SAS91
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +2
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 27, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs DET), 32 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · LAL @ SAS

Lakers take Game 4, lead San Antonio 3–1

93–91 in San Antonio. The conference finals series continues. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 1 assist.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0+5+6+7+2LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2825241693
SAS2324232191
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28LAL28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16LAL16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29SAS29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 29 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 29

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: 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29SAS vs LAL · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28LAL @ SAS · W
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23SAS vs LAL · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 0, 0, 3, 2, 2, 5, 6, 23SAS vs LAL · L
4.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16LAL @ SAS · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 8, 2, 15, 12, 10, 4, 9, 11LAL @ SAS · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST