FloaterDaily Brief
Monday, May 4, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Magic95
Celtics90
Q1 ORL +5; Q2 ORL +18; Q3 ORL +16; Q4 ORL +5
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Rockets100
Lakers92
Q1 HOU +3; Q2 HOU +3; Q3 HOU +3; Q4 HOU +8
On this day · 2007–08May 4, 2008: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Jazz), 38 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Magic-Celtics

Orlando draws first blood against Boston

Dwight Howard goes for 22 rebounds

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+5+18+16+5ORL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2430241795
Celtics1917262890
Who led
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18ORL18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Mickael PietrusPoints, last 10 games: 14, 6, 19, 0, 5, 6, 2, 4, 14, 17ORL17 PTS · 3 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23BOS23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 11, 0, 29, 19, 20, 25, 28, 8, 7, 14BOS14 PTS · 10 REB · 8 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers · R2 · G1

Steady Houston beats Lakers

Leads at every break, then a 100–92 final. Yao Ming led Houston with 28 points, 10 rebounds and 0 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALHOU100–92
Lead changes
Rockets-Lakers6
Magic-Celtics4
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 192, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 92
192
Magic-CelticsMagic 95, Celtics 90
185
ORL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 95, Celtics 90
+5 ORL
Rockets-LakersRockets 100, Lakers 92
+8 HOU
Glen Davis shot 6-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
Glen DavisBOS · 12 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
PietrusORL · 17 PTS, 3 REB, 2 STL, 2 BLK
54% (7-13)
World PeaceHOU · 21 PTS, 7 AST, 3 REB, 1 STL
53% (8-15)
YaoHOU · 28 PTS, 10 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
BrooksHOU · 19 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 95Celtics 90
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2430241795
Celtics1917262890
The story
Rashard Lewis had 18 points as Orlando beat Boston 95-90

Kendrick Perkins led Boston with 16 REB, 6 PTS, 3 AST 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 8-18 FG, 1-5 3PT

The swing

The Magic won the second 30-17, their biggest quarter edge.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +5+18+16+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 100Lakers 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets21222730100
Lakers1822272592
The story
Yao Ming's 28 points and 10 rebounds carried Houston past Los Angeles, 100-92

For Los Angeles, Pau Gasol had 14 PTS, 13 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 10 REB · 9-17 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 30-25, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
200 +3+3+3+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.0Reg. season avg16.7Last 3 playoff games

16.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.0 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 12 points in 33 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.6minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg11.3Last 3 playoff games

11.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 10 points in 15 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg38.3Today

38 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 10 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 32

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 32, 16, 16, 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32Lakers-Rockets · L
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Yao MingPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 23, 24, 11, 7, 21, 15, 17, 28Rockets-Lakers · W
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · +12.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 10 REB · 0 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 14, 31, 23, 18, 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23Celtics-Magic · L
23.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 19, 9, 10, 17, 19, 9, 12, 10, 27, 21Rockets-Lakers · W
16.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 3 REB · 7 AST
Aaron BrooksPoints, last 10 games: 20, 5, 7, 27, 23, 11, 5, 13, 13, 19Rockets-Lakers · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 22, 6, 13, 15, 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18Magic-Celtics · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · −1.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST