FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 29, 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 · G6
LAL111
PHX103
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +17; 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 29, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL @ DEN), 35 points.
The lead · Conference finals · Game 6 · LAL @ PHX

Kobe Bryant scores 37 as Lakers win in Phoenix

Final: 111–103. Kobe Bryant made 12 of 25 shots from the field. Lakers win the conference finals series 4–2.

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+12+17+8LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
LAL37282620111
PHX34192129103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37LAL37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 20, 5, 14, 18, 12, 13, 4, 25LAL25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21, 19, 27PHX27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15, 29, 21PHX21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+8.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg35.0Last 3 playoff games

35.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 37 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−12.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.7Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.7 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
27.0Reg. season avg40Today

40 minutes today, against 27.0 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 12 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 37

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: 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30, 37LAL @ PHX · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21, 19, 27PHX vs LAL · L
22.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 8, 16, 20, 5, 14, 18, 12, 13, 4, 25LAL @ PHX · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +14.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high25 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15, 29, 21PHX vs LAL · L
17.8 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 9 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 27, 19, 21, 11, 15, 27, 19, 11, 12, 13PHX vs LAL · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · −7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 0 AST
Channing FryePoints, last 10 games: 6, 15, 9, 8, 3, 0, 1, 14, 14, 12PHX vs LAL · L
8.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
12 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST