FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 25, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4
LAL106
PHX115
Q1 PHX 0; Q2 PHX +9; Q3 PHX +1; Q4 PHX +9
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 25, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ DEN), 34 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · LAL @ PHX

Phoenix evens the series with Lakers at 2–2

Phoenix won Game 4, 115–106, in the conference finals. Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 21 points, 8 rebounds and 0 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 38 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · PHX 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 Q3Final00+9+1+9PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL23322922106
PHX23412130115
Who led
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21PHX21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15PHX15 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38LAL38 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 9, 11, 8, 10, 19, 17, 10, 15LAL15 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+4.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg31.7Last 3 playoff games

31.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 38 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg17.0Last 3 playoff games

17.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 12 points in 25 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+8.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg35.4Today

35 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 14 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

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: 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38LAL @ PHX · L
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 7 REB · 10 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21PHX vs LAL · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 8 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 7, 9, 9, 11, 8, 10, 19, 17, 10, 15LAL @ PHX · L
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 10 REB · 3 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15PHX vs LAL · W
16.7 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29, 23, 15LAL @ PHX · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 20, 3, 6, 15, 9, 8, 3, 0, 1, 14PHX vs LAL · W
7.5 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST