FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 8, 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 · G3
BOS96
ORL117
Q1 ORL +4; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +21
Final · R2 · G3
LAL108
HOU94
Q1 LAL +2; Q2 LAL +2; Q3 LAL +12; Q4 LAL +14
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 8, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Chris Paul (NOH @ SAS), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ HOU

Kobe Bryant scores 33 as Lakers win in Houston

Final: 108–94. Kobe Bryant made 11 of 28 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 2, 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+2+2+12+14LAL AHEAD ↑HOU AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL30202434108
HOU2820143294
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40, 33LAL33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 13, 19, 21, 10, 26, 9, 7, 16LAL16 PTS · 13 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21, 25, 25HOU25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 11, 7, 21, 15, 17, 28, 12, 19HOU19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Second story · BOS @ ORL · R2 · G3

Orlando controls Boston start to finish

Orlando won 117–96, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · BOS vs ORL
G1 · @ BOSORL95–90G2 · @ BOSBOS112–94G3 · @ ORLORL117–96Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.5Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.5 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 15 points in 21 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: 4 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg32.8Today

33 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

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: 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40, 33LAL @ HOU · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28ORL vs BOS · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +9.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 23, 18, 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27BOS @ ORL · L
21.5 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21, 25, 25HOU vs LAL · L
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 6, 16, 11, 17, 9, 12, 15, 14, 24ORL vs BOS · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 23, 24, 11, 7, 21, 15, 17, 28, 12, 19HOU vs LAL · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +2.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST