FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 12, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ORL by 8 at halftime and won 92–88.

Final · R2 · G5
ORL88
BOS92
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +4
Final · R2 · G5
HOU78
LAL118
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +40; Q4 LAL +40
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 12, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE vs BOS), 21 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · ORL @ BOS

Boston takes Game 5, leads Orlando 3–2

92–88 in Boston. The conference semifinals series continues. Glen Davis led Boston with 22 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · BOS 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-8+4BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2223222188
BOS1621223392
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 23, 15, 12, 13, 7, 21, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27, 27, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 17, 9, 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · HOU @ LAL · R2 · G5

Lakers lead Houston wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 118–78. Best quarter: the first, 35–24. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · HOU vs LAL
G1 · @ LALHOU100–92G2 · @ LALLAL111–98G3 · @ HOULAL108–94G4 · @ HOUHOU99–87G5 · @ LALLAL118–78Game by game through May 12, winner and final score. Pink = LAL 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: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 14 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 26

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: 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26LAL vs HOU · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 23, 15, 12, 13, 7, 21, 22BOS vs ORL · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27, 27, 19BOS vs ORL · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19ORL @ BOS · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 17, 9, 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18ORL @ BOS · L
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 13, 17, 14, 22, 13, 30, 16LAL vs HOU · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST