FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 14, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed BOS by 3 after the first quarter and won 83–75.

Final · R2 · G6
BOS75
ORL83
Q1 ORL -3; Q2 ORL -1; Q3 ORL -1; Q4 ORL +8
Final · R2 · G6
LAL80
HOU95
Q1 HOU +12; Q2 HOU +16; Q3 HOU +9; Q4 HOU +15
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 14, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: LeBron James (CLE @ BOS), 35 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · BOS @ ORL

Orlando pulls level with Boston

Game 6 to Orlando, 83–75. The conference semifinals series is tied 3–3. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 23 points, 22 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3-1-1+8ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
BOS2521161375
ORL2223162283
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 18, 24, 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23ORL23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20ORL20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 8, 7, 14, 15, 15, 21, 6, 19BOS19 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27, 27, 19, 17BOS17 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Second story · LAL @ HOU · R2 · G6

Houston never trails at a break against Lakers

Ahead after one, at the half and after three. Final: 95–80. Aaron Brooks led Houston with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs HOU
G1 · @ LALHOU100–92G2 · @ LALLAL111–98G3 · @ HOULAL108–94G4 · @ HOUHOU99–87G5 · @ LALLAL118–78G6 · @ HOUHOU95–80Game by game through May 14, winner and final score. Pink = HOU win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.2Reg. season avg24.7Last 3 playoff games

24.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.2 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 26 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−11.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 0 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.2Reg. season avg33Today

33 minutes today, against 13.2 a game in the regular season (38 games). Line: 7 points, 3 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: 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26, 32LAL @ HOU · L
28.6 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 13, 13, 19, 13, 7, 34, 14, 26HOU vs LAL · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Luis ScolaPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 21, 9, 10, 12, 10, 11, 12, 24HOU vs LAL · W
14.7 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 11, 36, 18, 24, 16, 12, 17, 23, 12, 23ORL vs BOS · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 22 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19, 20ORL vs BOS · W
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 8, 7, 14, 15, 15, 21, 6, 19BOS @ ORL · L
17.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 16 REB · 6 AST