FloaterDaily Brief
Friday, June 15, 2001Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed PHI by 3 after the first quarter and won 108–96.

Final · Finals · G5 · Box score
Lakers108
Sixers96
Q1 LAL -3; Q2 LAL +4; Q3 LAL +15; Q4 LAL +12
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Lakers-Sixers

Lakers close out Philadelphia in five

Shaquille O'Neal goes for 29 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+4+15+12LAL AHEAD ↑PHI AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24283125108
Sixers2721202896
Who led
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 19, 35, 26, 44, 28, 30, 34, 29LAL29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 45, 28, 36, 24, 15, 31, 32, 19, 26LAL26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 15, 46, 44, 48, 23, 35, 35, 37PHI37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 8, 9, 11, 4, 2, 2, 7, 18PHI18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Final · Lakers-Sixers
Lakers 108Sixers 96
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers24283125108
Sixers2721202896
The story
Kobe Bryant had 26 points and 12 rebounds as Los Angeles beat Philadelphia 108-96

Eric Snow led Philadelphia with 13 PTS, 12 AST, 6 REB 26 PTS, 12 REB, 6 AST · 7-18 FG, 2-3 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the third 31-20, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 −3+4+15+12 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+8.3points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.0Reg. season avg18.3Last 3 playoff games

18.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.0 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 13 points in 42 minutes.

Losing minutes
−18.3minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.3Reg. season avg14.0Last 3 playoff games

14.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 32.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 2 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.5minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
28.0Reg. season avg40.5Today

41 minutes today, against 28.0 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 20 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Allen Iverson leads the day with 37

Allen IversonPoints, last 10 games: 16, 28, 15, 46, 44, 48, 23, 35, 35, 37Sixers-Lakers · L
32.9 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
37 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Shaquille O'NealPoints, last 10 games: 25, 28, 19, 35, 26, 44, 28, 30, 34, 29Lakers-Sixers · W
30.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 48, 45, 28, 36, 24, 15, 31, 32, 19, 26Lakers-Sixers · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · −3.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 12 REB · 6 AST
Rick FoxPoints, last 10 games: 6, 8, 11, 11, 12, 19, 0, 3, 7, 20Lakers-Sixers · W
10.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Tyrone HillPoints, last 10 games: 6, 14, 8, 9, 11, 4, 2, 2, 7, 18Sixers-Lakers · L
7.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 20, 13, 16, 13, 28, 0, 14, 7, 10, 18Lakers-Sixers · W
13.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 3 REB · 3 AST