FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 6, 2006Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Lakers90
Suns121
Q1 PHX +17; Q2 PHX +15; Q3 PHX +25; Q4 PHX +31
On this day · 2004–05May 6, 2005: 1 game. Top scorer: Kirk Hinrich (Bulls-Wizards), 22 points.
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The lead · First round · Game 7 · Lakers-Suns

Phoenix wins Game 7 against Lakers

Boris Diaw goes for 21 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+15+25+31PHX AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1530202590
Suns32283031121
Who led
Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 8, 15, 0, 9, 6, 11, 22, 26PHX26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 6, 15, 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21PHX21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50, 24LAL24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Luke WaltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 2, 19, 8, 17, 6, 9, 10, 16LAL16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Final · Lakers-Suns
Lakers 90Suns 121
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers1530202590
Suns32283031121
The story
Shawn Marion had 14 points and 10 rebounds as Phoenix beat Los Angeles 121-90

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 4 REB 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST · 6-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Suns won the first 32-15, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
400 +17+15+25+31 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.3Reg. season avg21.7Last 3 playoff games

21.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.3 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 21 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.6Reg. season avg8.1Last 3 playoff games

8.1 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 17.6 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 9 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.2Reg. season avg32.2Today

32 minutes today, against 19.2 a game in the regular season (69 games). Line: 16 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Leandro Barbosa leads the day with 26

Leandro BarbosaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 21, 8, 15, 0, 9, 6, 11, 22, 26Suns-Lakers · W
12.7 PPG playoffs to date · +15.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 50, 43, 35, 22, 29, 17, 24, 29, 50, 24Lakers-Suns · L
27.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Boris DiawPoints, last 10 games: 11, 11, 6, 15, 13, 14, 21, 25, 19, 21Suns-Lakers · W
18.3 PPG playoffs to date · +3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Luke WaltonPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 2, 19, 8, 17, 6, 9, 10, 16Lakers-Suns · L
12.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Shawn MarionPoints, last 10 games: 31, 29, 32, 19, 13, 20, 20, 21, 20, 14Suns-Lakers · W
18.1 PPG playoffs to date · −4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 16, 20, 29, 17, 22, 22, 32, 13Suns-Lakers · W
22.1 PPG playoffs to date · −10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST