FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, April 20, 2010Playoffs · 4 games
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4 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed OKC by 2 at halftime and won 95–92.

Final · R1 · G2
MIL86
ATL96
Q1 ATL +8; Q2 ATL +6; Q3 ATL +14; Q4 ATL +10
Final · R1 · G2
MIA77
BOS106
Q1 BOS 0; Q2 BOS +16; Q3 BOS +26; Q4 BOS +29
Final · R1 · G2
POR90
PHX119
Q1 PHX +6; Q2 PHX +14; Q3 PHX +26; Q4 PHX +29
Final · R1 · G2
OKC92
LAL95
Q1 LAL +8; Q2 LAL -2; Q3 LAL +4; Q4 LAL +3
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 · 2008–09Apr 20, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (CHI @ BOS), 42 points.
The lead · First round · Game 2 · OKC @ LAL

Kobe Bryant goes for 39 in Lakers win over OKC

Lakers won 95–92. First round series: Lakers 2, OKC 0.

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 Q3Final0+8-2+4+3LAL AHEAD ↑OKC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
OKC1829222392
LAL2619282295
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39LAL39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32OKC32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 17, 10, 27, 21, 8, 20, 11, 9, 23, 19OKC19 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Second story · MIL @ ATL · R1 · G2

Atlanta controls Milwaukee start to finish

Atlanta won 96–86, leading by as many as 14 at a break. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL102–92G2 · @ ATLATL96–86Game by game through Apr 20, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.2points, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
6.3Reg. season avg15.5Last 2 playoff games

15.5 points a game over his last two playoff games, against 6.3 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 23 points in 29 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.9minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.9Reg. season avg13.0Last 2 playoff games

13.0 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 22.9 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 0 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 0 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 39

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: 24, 11, 17, 31, 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39LAL vs OKC · W
30.0 PPG playoffs to date
39 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 23, 40, 45, 33, 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32OKC @ LAL · L
28.0 PPG playoffs to date
32 PTS · 8 REB · 1 AST
Dwyane WadePoints, last 10 games: 32, 10, 43, 39, 22, 19, 32, 30, 26, 29MIA @ BOS · L
27.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 2 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 23, 12, 0, 20, 12, 14, 14, 12, 14, 29PHX vs POR · W
21.5 PPG playoffs to date
29 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 17, 20, 14, 25, 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27ATL vs MIL · W
24.5 PPG playoffs to date
27 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 32, 26, 29, 23, 28, 18, 19, 25LAL vs OKC · W
22.0 PPG playoffs to date
25 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST