FloaterDaily Brief
Thursday, May 6, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed ATL by 8 at halftime and won 112–98.

Final · R2 · G2
ATL98
ORL112
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL -8; Q3 ORL +1; Q4 ORL +14
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 6, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs HOU), 40 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · ATL @ ORL

Orlando rallies from 8 down to win Game 2

Atlanta led by 8 at the half. Final: 112–98. Series: Orlando 2, Atlanta 0. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 29 points, 17 rebounds and 0 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5-8+1+14ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ATL2730261598
ORL32173528112
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21, 29ORL29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24ORL24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25, 15, 16, 4, 24ATL24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23ATL23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg19.0Last 3 playoff games

19.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 20 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−10.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.1Reg. season avg11.6Last 3 playoff games

11.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.1 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 0 points in 4 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.9Reg. season avg45.9Today

46 minutes today, against 32.9 a game in the regular season (72 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Dwight Howard leads the day with 29

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.
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21, 29ORL vs ATL · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 0 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25, 15, 16, 4, 24ATL @ ORL · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 25, 6, 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24ORL vs ATL · W
17.7 PPG playoffs to date · +7.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23ATL @ ORL · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 4 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 7, 11, 14, 9, 19, 13, 14, 17, 9, 20ORL vs ATL · W
15.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST
Jameer NelsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 17, 15, 21, 32, 13, 32, 18, 19, 20ORL vs ATL · W
22.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 1 REB · 6 AST