FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, June 4, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 2 after the first quarter and won 100–75.

Final · Finals · G1
ORL75
LAL100
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +24; Q4 LAL +25
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · ORL @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 40 in Lakers rout of Orlando

Final: 100–75, a 25-point win. NBA Finals series: Lakers 1, Orlando 0.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+10+24+25LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL2419151775
LAL22312918100
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40LAL40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16LAL16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 17, 13, 10, 16, 17, 13, 14, 14ORL14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13ORL13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 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: 40 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−7.9minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg21.0Last 3 playoff games

21.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 9 points in 22 minutes.

Cooling off
−10.7points, today vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.7Reg. season avg6Today

6 points today in 23 minutes, against 16.7 a game in the regular season (42 games).

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: 26, 32, 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40LAL vs ORL · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +10.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
40 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16LAL vs ORL · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 17, 13, 10, 16, 17, 13, 14, 14ORL @ LAL · L
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 18, 7, 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13ORL @ LAL · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · −2.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12ORL @ LAL · L
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · −9.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 6, 7, 10, 8, 5, 19, 20, 11LAL vs ORL · W
11.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 14 REB · 0 AST