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Wednesday, May 19, 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 · G2 · Box score
Suns112
Lakers124
Q1 LAL +12; Q2 LAL +9; Q3 Lakers 0; Q4 LAL +12
On this day · 2008–09May 19, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Kobe Bryant (Lakers-Nuggets), 40 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Suns-Lakers

Lakers beat Phoenix by 12, move within two of advancing

Pau Gasol goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+12+90+12LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24323422112
Lakers36292534124
Who led
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29LAL29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21LAL21 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21, 11, 15, 27PHX27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 4, 3, 7, 18, 18, 4, 7, 23PHX23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 112Lakers 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns24323422112
Lakers36292534124
The story
Kobe Bryant had 21 points and 13 assists as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 124-112

Jason Richardson led Phoenix with 27 PTS, 3 REB 21 PTS, 13 AST, 5 REB · 8-19 FG, 1-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 36-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +12+90+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.3Reg. season avg27.7Last 3 playoff games

27.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.3 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 29 points in 44 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.0Reg. season avg17.2Last 3 playoff games

17.2 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.0 in the regular season (81 games). Today: 0 points in 9 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
15.0Reg. season avg7.7Last 3 playoff games

7.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 15.0 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 13 points in 18 minutes.

Top performances

Pau Gasol leads the day with 29

Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 13, 25, 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29Lakers-Suns · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · +8.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Jason RichardsonPoints, last 10 games: 42, 15, 13, 28, 27, 19, 21, 11, 15, 27Suns-Lakers · L
21.8 PPG playoffs to date · +5.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
27 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Grant HillPoints, last 10 games: 8, 9, 4, 3, 7, 18, 18, 4, 7, 23Suns-Lakers · L
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +13.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Ties season high23 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 24, 12, 13, 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21Lakers-Suns · W
27.5 PPG playoffs to date · −7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 5 REB · 13 AST
Metta World PeacePoints, last 10 games: 11, 5, 14, 7, 8, 16, 20, 5, 14, 18Lakers-Suns · W
10.8 PPG playoffs to date · +7.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 20, 26, 19, 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18Suns-Lakers · L
20.5 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers2