FloaterDaily Brief
Wednesday, May 27, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G5
DEN94
LAL103
Q1 LAL 0; Q2 LAL 0; Q3 LAL 0; Q4 LAL +9
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 27, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: Tim Duncan (SAS vs LAL), 29 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · DEN @ LAL

Lakers go up 3–2 on Denver

Game 5 went to the Lakers, 103–94. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAL 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 Q3Final0000+9LAL AHEAD ↑DEN AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DEN2531201894
LAL25312027103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22LAL22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 8, 6, 7, 10, 8, 5, 19LAL19 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34, 21, 15, 31DEN31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18, 27, 18, 24, 12DEN12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg32.3Last 3 playoff games

32.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 22 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg10.7Last 3 playoff games

10.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (78 games). Today: 7 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg32.4Today

32 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Carmelo Anthony leads the day with 31

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.
Carmelo AnthonyPoints, last 10 games: 23, 25, 31, 41, 30, 39, 34, 21, 15, 31DEN @ LAL · L
27.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 15, 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22LAL vs DEN · W
29.3 PPG playoffs to date · −7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 2, 10, 8, 6, 7, 10, 8, 5, 19LAL vs DEN · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 30, 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14LAL vs DEN · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 13, 5, 13, 7, 15, 6, 20, 16, 3, 12LAL vs DEN · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 6, 18, 32, 24, 28, 18, 27, 18, 24, 12DEN @ LAL · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −10.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 3 REB · 5 AST