FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 6, 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 · G2
ORL94
BOS112
Q1 BOS +5; Q2 BOS +15; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +18
Final · R2 · G2
HOU98
LAL111
Q1 LAL +14; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +13
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 6, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Kevin Garnett (BOS vs CLE), 28 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · HOU @ LAL

Kobe Bryant goes for 40 in Lakers win over Houston

Lakers won 111–98. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Houston 1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+140+9+13LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
HOU2532202198
LAL39182925111
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40LAL40 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20, 13, 17, 14, 22LAL22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21, 25HOU25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 1, 4, 10, 4, 4, 6, 7, 21HOU21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg17.7Last 3 playoff games

17.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 31 points in 28 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg12.0Last 3 playoff games

12.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Reg. season avg35Today

35 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in the regular season (38 games). Line: 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Second story · ORL @ BOS · R2 · G2

Boston never trails at a break against Orlando

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 112–94. Eddie House led Boston with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs BOS
G1 · @ BOSORL95–90G2 · @ BOSBOS112–94Game by game through May 6, winner and final score. Pink = BOS win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

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: 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40LAL vs HOU · W
29.9 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Eddie HousePoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 3, 8, 6, 0, 2, 16, 6, 31BOS vs ORL · W
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +25.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties career high31 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21, 25HOU @ LAL · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 12, 20, 20, 22, 20, 13, 17, 14, 22LAL vs HOU · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 6, 4, 30, 18, 28, 10, 51, 23, 9, 22BOS vs ORL · W
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carl LandryPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 1, 4, 10, 4, 4, 6, 7, 21HOU @ LAL · L
7.1 PPG playoffs to date · +15.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST