FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 4, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1
ATL71
ORL114
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +41; Q4 ORL +43
Final · R2 · G2
UTA103
LAL111
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 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
On this day · 2008–09May 4, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs HOU), 32 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · UTA @ LAL

Lakers beat Utah by 8, move within two of advancing

Game 2: 111–103. Series: 2–0. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+12+10+8LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
UTA23233126103
LAL27312924111
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30LAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22LAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26UTA26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18, 20UTA20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · ATL @ ORL · R2 · G1

Orlando leads Atlanta wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 114–71. Best quarter: the third, 32–11. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs ORL
G1 · @ ORLORL114–71Game by game through May 4, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 19 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 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: 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30LAL vs UTA · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26UTA @ LAL · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22LAL vs UTA · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21ORL vs ATL · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18, 20UTA @ LAL · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 17, 10, 21, 9, 8, 16, 20UTA @ LAL · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST