FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 19, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed DEN by 8 after the first quarter and won 105–103.

Final · CF · G1
DEN103
LAL105
Q1 LAL -8; Q2 LAL +1; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +2
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 19, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (SAS @ NOH), 26 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · DEN @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 40 as Lakers beat Denver

Lakers won 105–103. Kobe Bryant: 40 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists. Conference finals series: Lakers 1, Denver 0. Carmelo Anthony scored 39 for Denver in the loss.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0-8+1-2+2LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN31232227103
LAL23321931105
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40LAL40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 14, 22, 13, 30, 16, 14, 21, 13LAL13 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39DEN39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18DEN18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+13.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
22.8Reg. season avg36.7Last 3 playoff games

36.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.8 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 39 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 6 points in 16 minutes.

Rebounding up
+4.7rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.6Reg. season avg14.3Last 3 playoff games

14.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 13 points in 42 minutes.

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: 38, 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40LAL vs DEN · W
28.4 PPG playoffs to date · +12.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 22, 25, 26, 34, 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39DEN @ LAL · L
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
39 PTS · 6 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 31, 16, 17, 13, 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18DEN @ LAL · L
21.7 PPG playoffs to date · −4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Kenyon MartinPoints, last 10 games: 13, 12, 6, 15, 8, 12, 12, 2, 15, 15DEN @ LAL · L
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Nene HilarioPoints, last 10 games: 8, 2, 13, 10, 24, 25, 5, 9, 17, 14DEN @ LAL · L
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 14, 22, 13, 30, 16, 14, 21, 13LAL vs DEN · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −5.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST