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Thursday, June 11, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed ORL by 12 at halftime and won 99–91.

Final · OT · Finals · G4
LAL99
ORL91
Q1 LAL -4; Q2 LAL -12; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL 0; OT1 LAL +8
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 4 · LAL @ ORL

Kobe Bryant scores 32, Lakers rally past Orlando

Lakers trailed by 12 at the half and won 99–91. NBA Finals series: Lakers 3, Orlando 1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-4-12+40+8LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
LAL201730201299
ORL24251424491
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31, 32LAL32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23, 16LAL16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13, 22, 18, 25ORL25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21, 16ORL16 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
16.8Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 16.8 in the regular season (77 games). Today: 25 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg17.9Last 3 playoff games

17.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 2 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg43.5Today

44 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 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: 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31, 32LAL @ ORL · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13, 22, 18, 25ORL vs LAL · L
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21, 16ORL vs LAL · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −5.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 21 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23, 16LAL @ ORL · W
18.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 6, 20, 16, 3, 12, 17, 3, 8, 13, 16LAL @ ORL · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 13, 10, 16, 17, 13, 14, 14, 2, 18, 15ORL vs LAL · L
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST