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Thursday, May 27, 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 · G5 · Box score
Suns101
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +3; Q2 LAL +8; Q3 LAL +6; Q4 LAL +2
On this day · 2008–09May 27, 2009: 1 game. Top scorer: Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets-Lakers), 31 points.
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The lead · Conference finals · Game 5 · Suns-Lakers

Kobe Bryant scores 30, Lakers hold off Phoenix

Steve Nash goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+8+6+2LAL AHEAD ↑PHX AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21242729101
Lakers24292525103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30LAL30 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 5, 20, 10, 5, 7, 18, 8, 22LAL22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15, 29PHX29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21, 19PHX19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Final · Suns-Lakers
Suns 101Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Suns21242729101
Lakers24292525103
The story
Pau Gasol had 21 points as Los Angeles beat Phoenix 103-101

Channing Frye led Phoenix with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 2 AST 21 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST · 7-14 FG

The swing

The Lakers won the second 29-24, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +3+8+6+2 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
7.5Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 7.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 22 points in 36 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.4Reg. season avg17.3Last 3 playoff games

17.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.4 in the regular season (65 games). Today: 2 points in 19 minutes.

Rebounding up
+3.6rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
5.4Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 5.4 in the regular season (73 games). Today: 30 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 32, 31, 30, 35, 32, 40, 21, 36, 38, 30Lakers-Suns · W
28.9 PPG playoffs to date · +1.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Steve NashPoints, last 10 games: 10, 33, 19, 16, 20, 13, 11, 17, 15, 29Suns-Lakers · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · +12.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 11 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 11, 10, 5, 20, 10, 5, 7, 18, 8, 22Lakers-Suns · W
11.1 PPG playoffs to date · +11.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high22 PTS · 1 REB · 4 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 22, 14, 33, 21, 29, 23, 15, 21Lakers-Suns · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 9 REB · 5 AST
Amar'e StoudemirePoints, last 10 games: 22, 23, 23, 7, 29, 23, 18, 42, 21, 19Suns-Lakers · L
21.9 PPG playoffs to date · −3.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 9, 9, 11, 8, 10, 19, 17, 10, 15, 17Lakers-Suns · W
10.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 4 AST
Lead changes
Suns-Lakers3
Shot of the night

Artest's jumper with 0.8 seconds left breaks the tie, 103-101 final