FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 4, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
ORL95
BOS90
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +5
Final · R2 · G1
HOU100
LAL92
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +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 · 2007–08May 4, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs UTA), 38 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · ORL @ BOS

Orlando draws first blood against Boston

Orlando won Game 1 of the conference semifinals, 95–90. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 18 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ORL 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+5+18+16+5ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2430241795
BOS1917262890
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 19, 0, 5, 6, 2, 4, 14, 17ORL17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28, 8, 7, 14BOS14 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL · R2 · G1

Steady Houston beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 100–92 final. Yao Ming led Houston with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALHOU100–92Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

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: 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32LAL vs HOU · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 23, 24, 11, 7, 21, 15, 17, 28HOU @ LAL · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23BOS vs ORL · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21HOU @ LAL · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 7, 27, 23, 11, 5, 13, 13, 19HOU @ LAL · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18ORL @ BOS · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST