FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 9, 2009Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: ORL trailed LAL by 4 after the first quarter and won 108–104.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Lakers104
Magic108
Q1 ORL -4; Q2 ORL +5; Q3 ORL +6; Q4 ORL +4
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Lakers-Magic

Orlando stays alive against Lakers

Dwight Howard goes for 21 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-4+5+6+4ORL AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31232129104
Magic27322227108
Who led
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21ORL21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21ORL21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31LAL31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23LAL23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Final · Lakers-Magic
Lakers 104Magic 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers31232129104
Magic27322227108
The story
Hedo Turkoglu had 18 points as Orlando beat Los Angeles 108-104

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 23 PTS, 3 REB 18 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB · 7-12 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the first, the Magic took the second 32-23.

ORL lead by quarter
200 −4+5+6+4 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.8Reg. season avg33.3Last 3 playoff games

33.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.8 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 31 points in 40 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.2Reg. season avg16.9Last 3 playoff games

16.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 31.2 in the regular season (42 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.4Reg. season avg41.5Today

42 minutes today, against 24.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 13 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 14, 40, 32, 41, 34, 22, 35, 40, 29, 31Lakers-Magic · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 17, 20, 21, 14, 20, 16, 24, 23Lakers-Magic · L
18.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 12, 30, 10, 24, 27, 24, 40, 12, 17, 21Magic-Lakers · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 19, 22, 23, 15, 17, 15, 18, 8, 34, 21Magic-Lakers · W
19.6 PPG playoffs to date · +1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Rafer AlstonPoints, last 10 games: 15, 11, 4, 18, 26, 3, 13, 6, 4, 20Magic-Lakers · W
12.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Hedo TurkogluPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 21, 13, 15, 29, 10, 13, 22, 18Magic-Lakers · W
15.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 7 AST