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Monday, May 10, 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 · G4 · Box score
Magic98
Hawks84
Q1 ORL +11; Q2 ORL +8; Q3 ORL +9; Q4 ORL +14
Final · R2 · G4 · Box score
Lakers111
Jazz96
Q1 LAL +5; Q2 LAL +17; Q3 LAL +13; Q4 LAL +15
On this day · 2008–09May 10, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Aaron Brooks (Rockets-Lakers), 34 points.
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The lead · Conference semifinals · Game 4 · Magic-Hawks

Orlando finishes off Atlanta, wins the series 4–0

Pau Gasol goes for 33 points

Game flow · ORL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+11+8+9+14ORL AHEAD ↑ATL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3419222398
Hawks2322211884
Who led
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22ORL22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Rashard LewisPoints, last 10 games: 14, 9, 19, 13, 14, 17, 9, 20, 22, 17ORL17 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22, 18ATL18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST
Josh SmithPoints, last 10 games: 21, 7, 20, 7, 10, 15, 14, 18, 15, 16ATL16 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Second story · Lakers-Jazz · R2 · G4

Lakers keep Utah at arm's length

The Jazz never led at a quarter break. Lakers won by 15. Pau Gasol led Lakers with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 2 assists.

Series tracker · Lakers-Jazz
G1 · @ LALLAL104–99G2 · @ LALLAL111–103G3 · @ UTALAL111–110G4 · @ UTALAL111–96
Lead changes
Lakers-Jazz8
Magic-Hawks0
The night in charts
Lakers-Jazz combined for 207, 25 more than any other game
Points by game
Lakers-JazzLakers 111, Jazz 96
207
Magic-HawksMagic 98, Hawks 84
182
ORL won the closest game by 14
Closest finishes
Magic-HawksMagic 98, Hawks 84
+14 ORL
Lakers-JazzLakers 111, Jazz 96
+15 LAL
Pau shot 12-of-18 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
PauLAL · 33 PTS, 14 REB, 2 AST, 2 BLK
67% (12-18)
NelsonORL · 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB, 2 STL
64% (7-11)
LewisORL · 17 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 1 STL
60% (6-10)
VinceORL · 22 PTS, 4 REB, 3 AST, 1 BLK
58% (7-12)
MillsapUTA · 21 PTS, 6 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL
57% (8-14)
Final · Magic-Hawks
Magic 98Hawks 84
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Magic3419222398
Hawks2322211884
The story
Jameer Nelson's 16 points and 9 assists carried Orlando past Atlanta, 98-84

For Atlanta, Joe Johnson had 14 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB 16 PTS, 9 AST, 3 REB · 7-11 FG, 1-4 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 34-23, was where the Magic built it.

ORL lead by quarter
200 +11+8+9+14 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Josh Smith was the fantasy play: 39.1 FPTS on 16 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST

Final · Lakers-Jazz
Lakers 111Jazz 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers29292231111
Jazz2417262996
The story
Kobe Bryant had 32 points as Los Angeles beat Utah 111-96

Paul Millsap led Utah with 21 PTS, 6 REB 32 PTS, 4 AST, 3 REB · 11-23 FG, 0-2 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the second 29-17, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +5+17+13+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
11.6Reg. season avg20.0Last 3 playoff games

20.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 11.6 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 21 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.3minutes, last 2 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
29.0Reg. season avg14.7Last 2 playoff games

14.7 minutes a game over his last two playoff games, against 29.0 in the regular season (58 games). Today: 3 points in 12 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+21.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
8.7Reg. season avg30Today

30 minutes today, against 8.7 a game in the regular season (47 games). Line: 4 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 33

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33Lakers-Jazz · W
20.2 PPG playoffs to date · +14.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high33 PTS · 14 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 21, 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32Lakers-Jazz · W
26.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
Vince CarterPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 12, 19, 10, 21, 20, 24, 7, 22Magic-Hawks · W
16.9 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Deron WilliamsPoints, last 10 games: 26, 33, 24, 24, 34, 14, 24, 15, 28, 21Jazz-Lakers · L
24.3 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 9 AST
Paul MillsapPoints, last 10 games: 15, 18, 22, 12, 16, 21, 16, 26, 13, 21Jazz-Lakers · L
18.0 PPG playoffs to date · +3.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Jamal CrawfordPoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 21, 11, 24, 22, 5, 23, 22, 18Hawks-Magic · L
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 0 REB · 3 AST