FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 2, 2011Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: DAL trailed LAL by 9 at halftime and won 96–94.

Final · R2 · G1
ATL103
CHI95
Q1 ATL +10; Q2 ATL +1; Q3 ATL +1; Q4 ATL +8
Final · R2 · G1
DAL96
LAL94
Q1 DAL +2; Q2 DAL -9; Q3 DAL -7; Q4 DAL +2
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 · 2009–10May 2, 2010: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (LAL vs UTA), 31 points.
The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · DAL @ LAL

Dallas takes Game 1, leads Lakers 1–0

96–94 in Los Angeles. The conference semifinals series continues. Dirk Nowitzki led Dallas with 28 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists. Kobe Bryant scored 36 for Lakers in the loss.

Game flow · DAL 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.
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-9-7+2DAL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
DAL2519272596
LAL2330251694
Who led
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28DAL28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Jason TerryPoints, last 10 games: 17, 21, 13, 10, 10, 29, 13, 20, 22, 15DAL15 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 31, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24, 36LAL36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 26, 17, 18, 8, 8, 17, 16, 16, 16, 15LAL15 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
+5.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
23.0Reg. season avg28.7Last 3 playoff games

28.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 28 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.7Reg. season avg5.0Last 3 playoff games

5.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.7 in the regular season (52 games). Today: 0 points in 2 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+31.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
13.9Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 13.9 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 10 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists.

Second story · ATL @ CHI · R2 · G1

Atlanta keeps Chicago at arm's length

The Bulls never led at a quarter break. Atlanta won by 8. Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 34 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · ATL vs CHI
G1 · @ CHIATL103–95Game by game through May 2, winner and final score. Pink = ATL win.
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

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, 27, 36, 34, 11, 30, 17, 19, 24, 36LAL vs DAL · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 5 REB · 0 AST
Joe JohnsonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 10, 2, 25, 14, 21, 20, 5, 23, 34ATL @ CHI · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +16.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Dirk NowitzkiPoints, last 10 games: 19, 23, 32, 28, 33, 25, 20, 25, 33, 28DAL @ LAL · W
27.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Derrick RosePoints, last 10 games: 11, 39, 26, 15, 39, 36, 23, 15, 25, 24CHI vs ATL · L
27.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 5 REB · 10 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 13, 13, 14, 23, 25, 23, 25, 8, 19, 22ATL @ CHI · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Luol DengPoints, last 10 games: 10, 15, 23, 11, 18, 14, 21, 16, 24, 21CHI vs ATL · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +2.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST