FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 4, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Hawks65
Celtics99
Q1 BOS +11; Q2 BOS +18; Q3 BOS +36; Q4 BOS +34
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Jazz98
Lakers109
Q1 LAL +1; Q2 LAL +13; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +11
On this day · 2006–07May 4, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Richard Jefferson (Nets-Raptors), 24 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Jazz-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 38 in Lakers win over Utah

Mehmet Okur goes for 21 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+1+13+7+11LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2417312698
Lakers25292530109
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38LAL38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18LAL18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21UTA21 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 8, 20, 13, 15, 14, 19, 15, 15UTA15 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Celtics · R1 · G7

Boston controls Atlanta start to finish

Boston won 99–65, leading by as many as 36 at a break. Paul Pierce led Boston with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Celtics
G1 · @ BOSBOS104–81G2 · @ BOSBOS96–77G3 · @ ATLATL102–93G4 · @ ATLATL97–92G5 · @ BOSBOS110–85G6 · @ ATLATL103–100G7 · @ BOSBOS99–65
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers7
Hawks-Celtics1
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 207, 43 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 109
207
Hawks-CelticsHawks 65, Celtics 99
164
LAL won the closest game by 11
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 98, Lakers 109
+11 LAL
Hawks-CelticsHawks 65, Celtics 99
+34 BOS
KG shot 9-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 18 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
69% (9-13)
PauLAL · 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST, 2 BLK
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 38 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
KirilenkoUTA · 11 PTS, 6 REB, 5 BLK, 3 AST
45% (5-11)
BrewerUTA · 11 PTS, 1 REB, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 98Lakers 109
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2417312698
Lakers25292530109
The story
Pau Gasol had 18 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Utah 109-98

Deron Williams led Utah with 14 PTS, 9 REB, 9 AST 18 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST · 8-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +1+13+7+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Celtics
Hawks 65Celtics 99
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks1610172265
Celtics2717352099
The story
Paul Pierce's 22 points carried Boston past Atlanta, 99-65

For Atlanta, Al Horford had 12 REB, 8 PTS, 3 AST 22 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST · 7-20 FG, 2-9 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 35-17, was where the Celtics built it.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +11+18+36+34 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−9.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.7minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.3Reg. season avg44Today

44 minutes today, against 31.3 a game in the regular season (81 games). Line: 8 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−5.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.9Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.9 in the regular season (48 games). Today: 2 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 38

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38Lakers-Jazz · W
34.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 14, 7, 16, 14, 17, 18, 22, 17, 22Celtics-Hawks · W
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 20, 12, 11, 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21Jazz-Lakers · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 25, 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18Lakers-Jazz · W
21.4 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 12, 24, 8, 16, 19, 32, 20, 20, 22, 18Celtics-Hawks · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 11 REB · 3 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 13, 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16Lakers-Jazz · W
12.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST