FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 29, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed SAS by 13 after the first quarter and won 100–92.

Final · CF · G5
SAS92
LAL100
Q1 LAL -13; Q2 LAL -6; Q3 LAL +1; Q4 LAL +8
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 29, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs DET), 25 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · SAS @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 39, Lakers rally past San Antonio

Lakers trailed by 13 after one and won 100–92. Lakers win the conference finals series 4–1.

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.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-13-6+1+8LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS2820152992
LAL15272236100
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39LAL39 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13LAL13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23, 23SAS23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29, 19SAS19 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.1Reg. season avg13.3Last 3 playoff games

13.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.1 in the regular season (31 games). Today: 11 points in 26 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 11 points in 21 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+10.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg44.8Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 19 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

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: 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39LAL vs SAS · W
31.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23, 23SAS @ LAL · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29, 19SAS @ LAL · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 15 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13LAL vs SAS · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Michael FinleyPoints, last 10 games: 11, 12, 2, 2, 6, 0, 8, 8, 0, 13SAS @ LAL · L
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12LAL vs SAS · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 19 REB · 5 AST