FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, May 2, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · R1 · G7 · Box score
Bucks74
Hawks95
Q1 ATL +7; Q2 ATL +13; Q3 ATL +13; Q4 ATL +21
Final · R2 · G1 · Box score
Jazz99
Lakers104
Q1 LAL +7; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +8; Q4 LAL +5
On this day · 2008–09May 2, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Ben Gordon (Bulls-Celtics), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 1 · Jazz-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 31 in Lakers win over Utah

Pau Gasol goes for 25 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+7+8+8+5LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2322282699
Lakers30232823104
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31LAL31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25LAL25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24UTA24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18UTA18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Bucks-Hawks · R1 · G7

Atlanta controls Milwaukee start to finish

Atlanta won 95–74, leading by as many as 21 at a break. Jamal Crawford led Atlanta with 22 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.

Series tracker · Bucks-Hawks
G1 · @ ATLATL102–92G2 · @ ATLATL96–86G3 · @ MILMIL107–89G4 · @ MILMIL111–104G5 · @ ATLMIL91–87G6 · @ MILATL83–69G7 · @ ATLATL95–74
Lead changes
Bucks-Hawks4
Jazz-Lakers3
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 203, 34 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 99, Lakers 104
203
Bucks-HawksBucks 74, Hawks 95
169
LAL won the closest game by 5
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 99, Lakers 104
+5 LAL
Bucks-HawksBucks 74, Hawks 95
+21 ATL
Kobe shot 12-of-19 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KobeLAL · 31 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB
63% (12-19)
PauLAL · 25 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 4 AST
60% (9-15)
BoozerUTA · 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
53% (9-17)
CrawfordATL · 22 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB
50% (8-16)
BibbyATL · 15 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
50% (6-12)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 99Lakers 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz2322282699
Lakers30232823104
The story
Lamar Odom had 12 rebounds and 9 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 104-99

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 18 PTS, 12 REB, 4 AST 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST · 4-10 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 30-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +7+8+8+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Bucks-Hawks
Bucks 74Hawks 95
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Bucks1327201474
Hawks2033202295
The story
Al Horford's 16 points and 15 rebounds carried Atlanta past Milwaukee, 95-74

For Milwaukee, Ersan Ilyasova had 13 PTS, 11 REB 16 PTS, 15 REB, 4 AST, 3 BLK · 6-8 FG

The swing

The fourth quarter, 22-14, was where the Hawks built it.

ATL lead by quarter
300 +7+13+13+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+7.9points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
9.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.4 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 14 points in 34 minutes.

Losing minutes
−5.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
38.9Reg. season avg33.9Last 3 playoff games

33.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 38.9 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 31 points in 37 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+16.9minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg40.6Today

41 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 16 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 31

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 25, 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31Lakers-Jazz · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
31 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25Lakers-Jazz · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 27, 10, 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24Jazz-Lakers · L
25.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 0 REB · 8 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 28, 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22Hawks-Bucks · W
15.9 PPG playoffs to date · +7.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 18, 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18Jazz-Lakers · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Al HorfordPoints, last 10 games: 12, 8, 13, 15, 20, 10, 8, 25, 15, 16Hawks-Bucks · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +0.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 15 REB · 4 AST