FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, May 4, 2010Playoffs · 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
Hawks71
Magic114
Q1 ORL +2; Q2 ORL +20; Q3 ORL +41; Q4 ORL +43
Final · R2 · G2 · Box score
Jazz103
Lakers111
Q1 LAL +4; Q2 LAL +12; Q3 LAL +10; Q4 LAL +8
On this day · 2008–09May 4, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 32 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 2 · Jazz-Lakers

Lakers beat Utah by 8, move within two of advancing

Paul Millsap goes for 26 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+12+10+8LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23233126103
Lakers27312924111
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30LAL30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22LAL22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26UTA26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18, 20UTA20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
Second story · Hawks-Magic · R2 · G1

Orlando leads Atlanta wire to wire

Orlando was ahead at every break and won 114–71. Best quarter: the third, 32–11. Dwight Howard led Orlando with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Hawks-Magic
G1 · @ ORLORL114–71
Lead changes
Hawks-Magic7
Jazz-Lakers3
The night in charts
Jazz-Lakers combined for 214, 29 more than any other game
Points by game
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 111
214
Hawks-MagicHawks 71, Magic 114
185
LAL won the closest game by 8
Closest finishes
Jazz-LakersJazz 103, Lakers 111
+8 LAL
Hawks-MagicHawks 71, Magic 114
+43 ORL
Dwight shot 8-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DwightORL · 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST
80% (8-10)
NelsonORL · 19 PTS, 5 AST, 1 REB
67% (8-12)
PauLAL · 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
64% (7-11)
MillsapUTA · 26 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 3 STL
59% (10-17)
Josh SmithATL · 14 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
50% (7-14)
Final · Jazz-Lakers
Jazz 103Lakers 111
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz23233126103
Lakers27312924111
The story
Pau Gasol had 22 points and 15 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Utah 111-103

CJ Miles led Utah with 20 PTS, 6 AST, 4 REB 22 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST · 7-11 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 31-23, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +4+12+10+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Hawks-Magic
Hawks 71Magic 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Hawks2310112771
Magic25283229114
The story
Dwight Howard's 21 points and 12 rebounds carried Orlando past Atlanta, 114-71

For Atlanta, Josh Smith had 14 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 12 REB, 5 BLK, 2 AST · 8-10 FG

The swing

The third quarter, 32-11, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
500 +2+20+41+43 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
12.6Reg. season avg23.0Last 3 playoff games

23.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 12.6 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 19 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
34.7Reg. season avg26.0Last 3 playoff games

26.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 34.7 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 29 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+17.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.7Reg. season avg41.0Today

41 minutes today, against 23.7 a game in the regular season (63 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30Lakers-Jazz · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +5.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 5 REB · 8 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 10, 7, 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26Jazz-Lakers · L
18.2 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 11 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 28, 18, 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22Lakers-Jazz · W
19.4 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 15 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 17, 25, 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21Magic-Hawks · W
12.0 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
Carlos BoozerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 5, 19, 20, 18, 31, 25, 22, 18, 20Jazz-Lakers · L
21.6 PPG playoffs to date · −1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 12 REB · 4 AST
CJ MilesPoints, last 10 games: 16, 14, 17, 17, 10, 21, 9, 8, 16, 20Jazz-Lakers · L
14.8 PPG playoffs to date · +6.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 6 AST