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Tuesday, May 27, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G4 · Box score
Lakers93
Spurs91
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL +7; Q4 LAL +2
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 4 · Lakers-Spurs

Lakers take Game 4, lead San Antonio 3–1

Tim Duncan goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+6+7+2LAL AHEAD ↑SAS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2825241693
Spurs2324232191
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28LAL28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16LAL16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29SAS29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23SAS23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Final · Lakers-Spurs
Lakers 93Spurs 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2825241693
Spurs2324232191
The story
Kobe Bryant had 28 points and 10 rebounds as Los Angeles beat San Antonio 93-91

Tony Parker led San Antonio with 23 PTS, 9 AST, 4 REB 28 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST · 14-29 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 28-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+6+7+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
22.6Reg. season avg6.3Last 3 playoff games

6.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 22.6 in the regular season (70 games). Today: 0 points in 1 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.0Reg. season avg45Today

45 minutes today, against 34.0 a game in the regular season (78 games). Line: 29 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists.

Cooling off
−7.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 10 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Tim Duncan leads the day with 29

Tim DuncanPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 22, 10, 20, 16, 30, 12, 22, 29Spurs-Lakers · L
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +9.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 17 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 34, 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28Lakers-Spurs · W
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 1 AST
Tony ParkerPoints, last 10 games: 11, 31, 21, 18, 15, 17, 18, 13, 20, 23Spurs-Lakers · L
22.4 PPG playoffs to date · +0.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Brent BarryPoints, last 10 games: 0, 14, 0, 0, 3, 2, 2, 5, 6, 23Spurs-Lakers · L
4.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 5 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 16, 19, 13, 26, 22, 13, 8, 20, 7, 16Lakers-Spurs · W
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 9 REB · 3 AST
Vladimir RadmanovicPoints, last 10 games: 10, 2, 8, 2, 15, 12, 10, 4, 9, 11Lakers-Spurs · W
8.3 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 6 REB · 2 AST