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Monday, May 17, 2010Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G1 · Box score
Suns107
Lakers128
Q1 LAL +9; Q2 LAL +7; Q3 LAL +14; Q4 LAL +21
On this day · 2008–09May 17, 2009: 2 games. Top scorer: Hedo Turkoglu (Magic-Celtics), 25 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 1 · Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 40 as Lakers beat Phoenix

Lamar Odom goes for 19 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+9+7+14+21LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26292428107
Lakers35273135128
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40LAL40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21LAL21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23PHX23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21, 11, 15PHX15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 107Lakers 128
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns26292428107
Lakers35273135128
The story
Pau Gasol had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 128-107

Amar'e Stoudemire led Phoenix with 23 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 5 AST, 4 REB · 10-13 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the first 35-26, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
300 +9+7+14+21 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.0Reg. season avg35.7Last 3 playoff games

35.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 40 points in 35 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 4 points in 19 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+5.8minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
33.8Reg. season avg39.6Today

40 minutes today, against 33.8 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 14 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 40

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 39, 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40Lakers-Suns · W
28.1 PPG playoffs to date · +13.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Latrell Sprewell GSW, Mar 1, 1997: 40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
40 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 18, 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23Suns-Lakers · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +2.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 25, 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21Lakers-Suns · W
20.3 PPG playoffs to date · +0.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 4, 8, 12, 7, 9, 9, 11, 8, 10, 19Lakers-Suns · W
9.5 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 19 REB · 3 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 29, 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21, 11, 15Suns-Lakers · L
21.3 PPG playoffs to date · −6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 3 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 5, 11, 5, 14, 7, 8, 16, 20, 5, 14Lakers-Suns · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 5 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers1