FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed UTA by 5 after the first quarter and won 111–110.

Final · R2 · G3
ORL105
ATL75
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +30
Final · R2 · G3
LAL111
UTA110
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +1
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 8, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ HOU), 33 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · LAL @ UTA

Kobe Bryant scores 35 as Lakers win in Utah

Final: 111–110. Kobe Bryant made 13 of 24 shots from the field. Conference semifinals series: Lakers 3, 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 Q3Final0-5-4+2+1LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL17333229111
UTA22322630110
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35LAL35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 5, 17, 11, 6, 11, 10, 5, 20LAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28UTA28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 13, 8, 3, 0, 10, 7, 4, 23UTA23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · ORL @ ATL · R2 · G3

Steady Orlando beats Atlanta

Leads at every break, then a 105–75 final. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · ORL vs ATL
G1 · @ ORLORL114–71G2 · @ ORLORL112–98G3 · @ ATLORL105–75Game by game through May 8, winner and final score. Pink = ORL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

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: 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35LAL @ UTA · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28UTA vs LAL · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 13, 8, 3, 0, 10, 7, 4, 23UTA vs LAL · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 9, 19, 13, 14, 17, 9, 20, 22ORL @ ATL · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22ATL vs ORL · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21, 29, 21ORL @ ATL · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST