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Tuesday, June 9, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Finals · G3
LAL104
ORL108
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +4
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 3 · LAL @ ORL

Orlando stays alive against Lakers

A 108–104 win in Game 3 cuts the NBA Finals deficit to 2–1. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 points, 14 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 Q3Final0-4+5+6+4ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL31232129104
ORL27322227108
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21ORL21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21ORL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31LAL31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23LAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg16.9Last 3 playoff games

16.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant 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.
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31LAL @ ORL · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23LAL @ ORL · L
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21ORL vs LAL · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21ORL vs LAL · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 4, 18, 26, 3, 13, 6, 4, 20ORL vs LAL · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13, 22, 18ORL vs LAL · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST