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Sunday, May 11, 2008Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, 1 went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · OT · R2 · G4 · Box score
Lakers115
Jazz123
Q1 UTA +10; Q2 Jazz 0; Q3 UTA +4; Q4 Jazz 0; OT1 UTA +8
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Hornets80
Spurs100
Q1 SAS +2; Q2 SAS +13; Q3 SAS +24; Q4 SAS +20
On this day · 2006–07May 11, 2007: 1 game. Top scorer: Baron Davis (Warriors-Jazz), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Lakers-Jazz

Utah evens the series with Lakers at 2–2

Deron Williams goes for 29 points

Game flow · UTA margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0+100+40+8UTA AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Lakers213420337115
Jazz3124242915123
Who led
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29UTA29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 4, 16, 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18UTA18 PTS · 11 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33LAL33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26LAL26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Second story · Hornets-Spurs · R2 · G4

San Antonio controls New Orleans start to finish

San Antonio won 100–80, leading by as many as 24 at a break. Tim Duncan led San Antonio with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Hornets-Spurs
G1 · @ NOHNOH101–82G2 · @ NOHNOH102–84G3 · @ SASSAS110–99G4 · @ SASSAS100–80
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz1
Hornets-Spurs1
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 238, 58 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 115, Jazz 123
238
Hornets-SpursHornets 80, Spurs 100
180
UTA won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 115, Jazz 123
+8 UTA
Hornets-SpursHornets 80, Spurs 100
+20 SAS
Duncan shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DuncanSAS · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST
77% (10-13)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 29 PTS, 14 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
69% (9-13)
PauLAL · 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
69% (11-16)
ParkerSAS · 21 PTS, 8 AST, 6 REB, 1 STL
67% (8-12)
CP3NOH · 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL
63% (10-16)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 115Jazz 123
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Lakers213420337115
Jazz3124242915123
The story
Mehmet Okur had 18 points and 11 rebounds as Utah beat Los Angeles 123-115 in OT

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 18 PTS, 11 REB, 5 AST · 6-13 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Jazz won the first 31-21, their biggest quarter edge.

UTA lead by quarter
200 +100+40+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Final · Hornets-Spurs
Hornets 80Spurs 100
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hornets2220191980
Spurs24313015100
The story
Tim Duncan's 22 points and 15 rebounds carried San Antonio past New Orleans, 100-80

For New Orleans, Chris Paul had 23 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST 22 PTS, 15 REB, 4 BLK, 3 AST · 10-13 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The second quarter, 31-20, was where the Spurs built it.

SAS lead by quarter
300 +2+13+24+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
21.1Reg. season avg29.3Last 3 playoff games

29.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 21.1 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 23 points in 31 minutes.

Losing minutes
−6.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg16.3Last 3 playoff games

16.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.2minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
37.9Reg. season avg51.1Today

51 minutes today, against 37.9 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 26 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 33

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33Lakers-Jazz · L
34.1 PPG playoffs to date · −1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
33 PTS · 8 REB · 10 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29Jazz-Lakers · W
21.1 PPG playoffs to date · +8.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 14 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 17, 15, 17, 4, 12, 14, 16, 19, 13, 26Lakers-Jazz · L
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +12.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 14, 22, 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23Lakers-Jazz · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Chris PaulPoints, last 10 games: 20, 35, 32, 16, 16, 24, 17, 30, 35, 23Hornets-Spurs · L
25.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 18, 23, 14, 29, 5, 18, 16, 22Spurs-Hornets · W
20.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 3 AST