FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 14, 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 99–86.

Final · Finals · G5
LAL99
ORL86
Q1 LAL -2; Q2 LAL +10; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +13
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 5 · LAL @ ORL

Kobe Bryant scores 30 as Lakers win in Orlando

Final: 99–86. Kobe Bryant made 10 of 23 shots from the field. Lakers win the NBA Finals series 4–1.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+10+15+13LAL AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL2630202399
ORL2818152586
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31, 32, 30LAL30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 5, 19, 20, 11, 19, 11, 9, 17LAL17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21, 6, 18ORL18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 18, 26, 3, 13, 6, 4, 20, 11, 12ORL12 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.8points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
8.9Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.9 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 15 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 5 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36.2Reg. season avg44.5Today

45 minutes today, against 36.2 a game in the regular season (79 games). Line: 18 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

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: 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31, 32, 30LAL @ ORL · W
30.2 PPG playoffs to date · −0.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21, 6, 18ORL vs LAL · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 5, 19, 20, 11, 19, 11, 9, 17LAL @ ORL · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Trevor ArizaPoints, last 10 games: 20, 16, 3, 12, 17, 3, 8, 13, 16, 15LAL @ ORL · W
11.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23, 16, 14LAL @ ORL · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 3, 4, 5, 12, 5, 9, 12, 9, 12, 13LAL @ ORL · W
8.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST