FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, April 30, 2010Playoffs · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ATL trailed MIL by 3 after the first quarter and won 83–69.

Final · R1 · G6
ATL83
MIL69
Q1 ATL -3; Q2 ATL -3; Q3 ATL +15; Q4 ATL +14
Final · R1 · G6
LAL95
OKC94
Q1 LAL -1; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +3; Q4 LAL +1
Final · R1 · G6
DEN104
UTA112
Q1 UTA +9; Q2 UTA +2; Q3 UTA +3; Q4 UTA +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
On this day · 2008–09Apr 30, 2009: 3 games. Top scorer: Ray Allen (BOS @ CHI), 51 points.
The lead · First round · Game 6 · ATL @ MIL

Atlanta evens the series with Milwaukee at 3–3

Atlanta won Game 6, 83–69, in the first round. Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Game flow · ATL 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 Q3Final0-3-3+15+14ATL AHEAD ↑MIL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL1615292383
MIL1915112469
Who led
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24ATL24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 18, 20, 31, 22, 27, 25, 29, 13, 22ATL22 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Carlos DelfinoPoints, last 10 games: 23, 10, 12, 9, 4, 8, 6, 22, 7, 20MIL20 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Brandon JenningsPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 21, 9, 34, 9, 13, 23, 25, 12MIL12 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Second story · LAL @ OKC · R1 · G6

Lakers win Game 6 over OKC, 95–94

First round series: Lakers 4, OKC 2. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 32 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs OKC
G1 · @ LALLAL87–79G2 · @ LALLAL95–92G3 · @ OKCOKC101–96G4 · @ OKCOKC110–89G5 · @ LALLAL111–87G6 · @ OKCLAL95–94Game by game through Apr 30, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+9.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 23 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 4 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+24.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
15.0Reg. season avg39Today

39 minutes today, against 15.0 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 11 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: 28, 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32LAL @ OKC · W
23.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Chauncey BillupsPoints, last 10 games: 12, 27, 11, 16, 15, 17, 25, 14, 21, 30DEN @ UTA · L
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +11.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 1 REB · 8 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 35, 40, 30, 31, 24, 32, 29, 22, 17, 26OKC vs LAL · L
25.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24ATL @ MIL · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Wesley MatthewsPoints, last 10 games: 0, 20, 16, 7, 6, 7, 14, 18, 15, 23UTA vs DEN · W
13.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22UTA vs DEN · W
22.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 20 REB · 5 AST