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Wednesday, May 7, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Pistons86
Magic111
Q1 ORL +14; Q2 ORL +12; Q3 ORL +4; Q4 ORL +25
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Jazz110
Lakers120
Q1 LAL +15; Q2 LAL +14; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +10
On this day · 2006–07May 7, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Deron Williams (Jazz-Warriors), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Jazz-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 34 in Lakers win over Utah

Dwight Howard goes for 20 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+15+14+10+10LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz18313427110
Lakers33303027120
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34LAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 14, 4, 3, 10, 14, 7, 5, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25UTA25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 6, 7, 1, 5, 4, 7, 4, 17UTA17 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Pistons-Magic · R2 · G3

Orlando leads Detroit wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 111–86. Best quarter: the fourth, 38–17. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 33 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.

Series tracker · Pistons-Magic
G1 · @ DETDET91–72G2 · @ DETDET100–93G3 · @ ORLORL111–86
Lead changes
Jazz-Lakers4
Pistons-Magic0
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 230, 33 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 110, Lakers 120
230
Pistons-MagicPistons 86, Magic 111
197
LAL won the closest game by 10
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 110, Lakers 120
+10 LAL
Pistons-MagicPistons 86, Magic 111
+25 ORL
Lewis shot 11-of-15 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
LewisORL · 33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 2 STL
73% (11-15)
OdomLAL · 19 PTS, 16 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
70% (7-10)
FisherLAL · 22 PTS, 3 STL, 2 AST, 1 REB
70% (7-10)
DwightORL · 20 PTS, 12 REB, 6 BLK, 3 STL
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 1 STL
61% (11-18)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 110Lakers 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz18313427110
Lakers33303027120
The story
Pau Gasol's 20 points carried Los Angeles past Utah, 120-110

For Utah, Deron Williams had 25 PTS, 10 AST, 3 REB 20 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 5 BLK · 6-11 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 33-18, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +15+14+10+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Pistons-Magic
Pistons 86Magic 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Pistons1626271786
Magic30241938111
The story
Rashard Lewis had 33 points as Orlando beat Detroit 111-86

Richard Hamilton led Detroit with 24 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST 33 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST · 11-15 FG, 5-6 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the fourth 38-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +14+12+4+25 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg34.3Last 3 playoff games

34.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 34 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.4Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.4 in the regular season (62 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
19.0Reg. season avg34Today

34 minutes today, against 19.0 a game in the regular season (57 games). Line: 19 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 16, 29, 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34Lakers-Jazz · W
34.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 12, 15, 13, 18, 19, 27, 18, 18, 20, 33Magic-Pistons · W
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +14.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25Jazz-Lakers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · +5.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Richard HamiltonPoints, last 10 games: 2, 13, 20, 23, 18, 20, 24, 17, 14, 24Pistons-Magic · L
19.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Tayshaun PrincePoints, last 10 games: 2, 12, 16, 18, 23, 17, 12, 12, 17, 22Pistons-Magic · L
16.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 3 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 7, 15, 14, 4, 3, 10, 14, 7, 5, 22Lakers-Jazz · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST