FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, May 16, 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 · G6 · Box score
Celtics69
Cavs74
Q1 Cavs 0; Q2 CLE +9; Q3 CLE +9; Q4 CLE +5
Final · R2 · G6 · Box score
Lakers108
Jazz105
Q1 LAL +13; Q2 LAL +19; Q3 LAL +16; Q4 LAL +3
On this day · 2006–07May 16, 2007: 2 games. Top scorer: Manu Ginobili (Spurs-Suns), 26 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 6 · Lakers-Jazz

Kobe Bryant scores 34 as Lakers win in Utah

LeBron James goes for 32 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+13+19+16+3LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33292422108
Jazz20232735105
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34LAL34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17LAL17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27, 21UTA21 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18, 13, 16UTA16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Cavs9
Lakers-Jazz0
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 213, 70 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 105
213
Celtics-CavsCeltics 69, Cavs 74
143
2 of 2 games were decided by 5 or fewer
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 108, Jazz 105
+3 LAL
Celtics-CavsCeltics 69, Cavs 74
+5 CLE
KG shot 11-of-21 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KGBOS · 25 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
52% (11-21)
KobeLAL · 34 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST
47% (9-19)
BrewerUTA · 13 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
45% (5-11)
Deron WilliamsUTA · 21 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
43% (9-21)
PauLAL · 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST
41% (7-17)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 108Jazz 105
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers33292422108
Jazz20232735105
The story
Pau Gasol had 17 points and 13 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Utah 108-105

Paul Millsap led Utah with 15 PTS, 8 REB 17 PTS, 13 REB, 4 BLK, 2 AST · 7-17 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 33-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +13+19+16+3 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Deron Williams led the game in fantasy with 48.8 FPTS (21 PTS, 14 AST, 4 REB)

Final · Celtics-Cavs
Celtics 69Cavs 74
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1815171969
Cavs1824171574
The story
Zydrunas Ilgauskas' 10 rebounds and 7 points carried Cleveland past Boston, 74-69

10 REB, 7 PTS, 3 BLK, 1 AST · 3-11 FG

The swing

The second quarter, 24-15, was where the Cavaliers built it.

CLE lead by quarter
200 0+9+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 45 minutes.

Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.0Reg. season avg3.7Last 3 playoff games

3.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 20.0 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 0 points in 3 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
25.1Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 25.1 a game in the regular season (61 games). Line: 10 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Second story · Celtics-Cavs · R2 · G6

Cleveland beats Boston, 74–69

Cleveland led 59–50 after three and won by 5. LeBron James led Cleveland with 32 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Celtics-Cavs
G1 · @ BOSBOS76–72G2 · @ BOSBOS89–73G3 · @ CLECLE108–84G4 · @ CLECLE88–77G5 · @ BOSBOS96–89G6 · @ CLECLE74–69
Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 34

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 49, 22, 31, 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34Lakers-Jazz · W
33.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
34 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 22, 34, 34, 27, 12, 21, 21, 21, 35, 32Cavs-Celtics · W
26.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 20, 20, 22, 18, 28, 13, 17, 15, 26, 25Celtics-Cavs · L
20.8 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 8 REB · 2 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 28, 17, 13, 25, 14, 25, 18, 29, 27, 21Jazz-Lakers · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 14 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 36, 18, 14, 21, 18, 20, 12, 23, 21, 17Lakers-Jazz · W
20.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Mehmet OkurPoints, last 10 games: 12, 14, 14, 19, 21, 16, 22, 18, 13, 16Jazz-Lakers · L
15.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST