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Tuesday, May 12, 2009Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed ORL by 8 at halftime and won 92–88.

Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Magic88
Celtics92
Q1 BOS -6; Q2 BOS -8; Q3 BOS -8; Q4 BOS +4
Final · R2 · G5 · Box score
Rockets78
Lakers118
Q1 LAL +11; Q2 LAL +25; Q3 LAL +40; Q4 LAL +40
On this day · 2007–08May 12, 2008: 1 game. Top scorer: LeBron James (Cavs-Celtics), 21 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 5 · Magic-Celtics

Boston takes Game 5, leads Orlando 3–2

Pau Gasol goes for 16 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-6-8-8+4BOS AHEAD ↑ORL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2223222188
Celtics1621223392
Who led
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 23, 15, 12, 13, 7, 21, 22BOS22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27, 27, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19ORL19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 17, 9, 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18ORL18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Second story · Rockets-Lakers · R2 · G5

Lakers lead Houston wire to wire

Lakers were ahead at every break and won 118–78. Best quarter: the first, 35–24. Kobe Bryant led Lakers with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.

Series tracker · Rockets-Lakers
G1 · @ LALHOU100–92G2 · @ LALLAL111–98G3 · @ HOULAL108–94G4 · @ HOUHOU99–87G5 · @ LALLAL118–78
Lead changes
Magic-Celtics2
Rockets-Lakers2
The night in charts
Rockets-Lakers combined for 196, 16 more than any other game
Points by game
Rockets-LakersRockets 78, Lakers 118
196
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 92
180
BOS won the closest game by 4
Closest finishes
Magic-CelticsMagic 88, Celtics 92
+4 BOS
Rockets-LakersRockets 78, Lakers 118
+40 LAL
Pierce shot 6-of-11 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PierceBOS · 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST, 2 STL
55% (6-11)
KobeLAL · 26 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL
53% (10-19)
LewisORL · 19 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
50% (8-16)
Glen DavisBOS · 22 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
50% (8-16)
TurkogluORL · 18 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB, 1 STL
50% (7-14)
Final · Magic-Celtics
Magic 88Celtics 92
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic2223222188
Celtics1621223392
The story
Paul Pierce had 19 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Orlando 92-88

Rafer Alston led Orlando with 16 PTS, 6 AST, 5 REB 19 PTS, 9 REB, 8 AST · 6-11 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

Down 8 after the third, the Celtics took the fourth 33-21.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −6−8−8+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Rockets-Lakers
Rockets 78Lakers 118
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Rockets2415152478
Lakers35293024118
The story
Trevor Ariza's 13 points carried Los Angeles past Houston, 118-78

Jordan Farmar chipped in 12 PTS, 6 AST, 2 REB 13 PTS, 3 AST, 3 STL, 2 REB · 5-8 FG, 1-2 3PT

The swing

The third quarter, 30-15, was where the Lakers built it.

LAL lead by quarter
400 +11+25+40+40 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: 22 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.9Reg. season avg14.7Last 3 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.9 in the regular season (50 games). Today: 14 points in 20 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+11.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.4Reg. season avg29Today

29 minutes today, against 17.4 a game in the regular season (64 games). Line: 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 26

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 18, 38, 31, 32, 40, 33, 15, 26Lakers-Rockets · W
28.3 PPG playoffs to date · −2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Glen DavisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 10, 21, 23, 15, 12, 13, 7, 21, 22Celtics-Magic · W
16.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 7 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 24, 29, 26, 22, 20, 23, 3, 27, 27, 19Celtics-Magic · W
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 8 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 24, 29, 18, 17, 28, 22, 19Magic-Celtics · L
19.9 PPG playoffs to date · −1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 16, 11, 17, 9, 12, 15, 14, 24, 11, 18Magic-Celtics · L
13.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 13, 17, 14, 22, 13, 30, 16Lakers-Rockets · W
18.7 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST