FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 10, 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 · G4
ORL98
ATL84
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +14
Final · R2 · G4
LAL111
UTA96
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +15
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 10, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Aaron Brooks (HOU vs LAL), 34 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · ORL @ ATL

Orlando finishes off Atlanta, wins the series 4–0

98–84 in Game 4 of the conference semifinals. Vince Carter led Orlando with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+8+9+14ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
ORL3419222398
ATL2322211884
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 19, 13, 14, 17, 9, 20, 22, 17ORL17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22, 18ATL18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 20, 7, 10, 15, 14, 18, 15, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · LAL @ UTA · R2 · G4

Lakers keep Utah at arm's length

The Jazz never led at a quarter break. Lakers won by 15. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · LAL vs UTA
G1 · @ LALLAL104–99G2 · @ LALLAL111–103G3 · @ UTALAL111–110G4 · @ UTALAL111–96Game by game through May 10, winner and final score. Pink = LAL win.
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 2 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.0 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 33

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.
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33LAL @ UTA · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32LAL @ UTA · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22ORL @ ATL · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28, 21UTA vs LAL · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26, 13, 21UTA vs LAL · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22, 18ATL vs ORL · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST