FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 2, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7
MIL74
ATL95
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +21
Final · R2 · G1
UTA99
LAL104
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
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 · 2008–09May 2, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (CHI @ BOS), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · UTA @ LAL

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Utah

Final: 104–99. Kobe Bryant added 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 1, Utah 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+7+8+8+5LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA2322282699
LAL30232823104
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31LAL31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24UTA24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18UTA18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · MIL @ ATL · R1 · G7

Atlanta controls Milwaukee start to finish

Atlanta won 95–74, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · MIL vs ATL
G1 · @ ATLATL102–92G2 · @ ATLATL96–86G3 · @ MILMIL107–89G4 · @ MILMIL111–104G5 · @ ATLMIL91–87G6 · @ MILATL83–69G7 · @ ATLATL95–74Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.9Reg. season avg33.9Last 3 playoff games

33.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 38.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 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: 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31LAL vs UTA · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25LAL vs UTA · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24UTA @ LAL · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22ATL vs MIL · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18UTA @ LAL · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25, 15, 16ATL vs MIL · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST