FloaterDaily Brief
Saturday, May 8, 2010Playoffs · 2 games
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2 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed UTA by 5 after the first quarter and won 111–110.

Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Magic105
Hawks75
Q1 ORL +10; Q2 ORL +19; Q3 ORL +24; Q4 ORL +30
Final · R2 · G3 · Box score
Lakers111
Jazz110
Q1 LAL -5; Q2 LAL -4; Q3 LAL +2; Q4 LAL +1
On this day · 2008–09May 8, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Rockets), 33 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 3 · Lakers-Jazz

Kobe Bryant scores 35 as Lakers win in Utah

Pau Gasol goes for 17 rebounds

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-5-4+2+1LAL AHEAD ↑UTA AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers17333229111
Jazz22322630110
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35LAL35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 8, 11, 5, 17, 11, 6, 11, 10, 5, 20LAL20 PTS · 2 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28UTA28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 13, 8, 3, 0, 10, 7, 4, 23UTA23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Second story · Magic-Hawks · R2 · G3

Steady Orlando beats Atlanta

Leads at every break, then a 105–75 final. Rashard Lewis led Orlando with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Magic-Hawks
G1 · @ ORLORL114–71G2 · @ ORLORL112–98G3 · @ ATLORL105–75
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz22
Magic-Hawks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 221, 41 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 111, Jazz 110
221
Magic-HawksMagic 105, Hawks 75
180
LAL won the closest game by 1
Closest finishes
Lakers-JazzLakers 111, Jazz 110
+1 LAL
Magic-HawksMagic 105, Hawks 75
+30 ORL
Korver shot 9-of-10 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
KorverUTA · 23 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
90% (9-10)
LewisORL · 22 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 1 BLK
62% (8-13)
KobeLAL · 35 PTS, 7 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL
54% (13-24)
World PeaceLAL · 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL
54% (7-13)
FisherLAL · 20 PTS, 3 AST, 2 REB
54% (7-13)
Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 111Jazz 110
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers17333229111
Jazz22322630110
The story
Metta World Peace had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 111-110

Carlos Boozer led Utah with 14 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST 20 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST · 7-13 FG, 4-7 3PT

The swing

Down 4 after the second, the Lakers took the third 32-26.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −5−4+2+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 105Hawks 75
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic28242726105
Hawks1815222075
The story
Dwight Howard's 21 points and 16 rebounds carried Orlando past Atlanta, 105-75

For Atlanta, Jamal Crawford had 22 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 16 REB, 3 AST · 6-8 FG

The swing

The first quarter, 28-18, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
300 +10+19+24+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 13 points in 37 minutes.

Losing minutes
−8.7minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg18.7Last 3 playoff games

18.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.4 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 7 points in 23 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.7Reg. season avg38.0Today

38 minutes today, against 24.7 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 9 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 35

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 20, 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35Lakers-Jazz · W
26.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
35 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 24, 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28Jazz-Lakers · L
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Kyle KorverPoints, last 10 games: 0, 13, 13, 8, 3, 0, 10, 7, 4, 23Jazz-Lakers · L
9.0 PPG playoffs to date · +15.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high23 PTS · 1 REB · 1 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 11, 14, 9, 19, 13, 14, 17, 9, 20, 22Magic-Hawks · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +6.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 17, 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22Hawks-Magic · L
16.1 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Dwight HowardPoints, last 10 games: 22, 12, 15, 5, 15, 13, 6, 21, 29, 21Magic-Hawks · W
15.7 PPG playoffs to date · +6.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 16 REB · 3 AST