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Thursday, June 5, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 5 at halftime and won 98–88.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Lakers88
Celtics98
Q1 BOS +2; Q2 BOS -5; Q3 BOS +4; Q4 BOS +10
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Lakers-Celtics

Boston takes Game 1, leads Lakers 1–0

Kevin Garnett goes for 24 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+2-5+4+10BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2130221588
Celtics2323312198
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24BOS24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22BOS22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24LAL24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15LAL15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 88Celtics 98
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2130221588
Celtics2323312198
The story
Ray Allen had 19 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 98-88

Kobe Bryant led Los Angeles with 24 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB 19 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST · 5-13 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 5 after the second, the Celtics took the third 31-22.

BOS lead by quarter
200 +2−5+4+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.8Reg. season avg24.3Last 3 playoff games

24.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.8 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 24 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.5minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg9.0Last 3 playoff games

9.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 8 points in 13 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
27.4Reg. season avg40.8Today

41 minutes today, against 27.4 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 15 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 24

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 26, 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24Celtics-Lakers · W
21.2 PPG playoffs to date · +2.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24Lakers-Celtics · L
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 6 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 29, 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22Celtics-Lakers · W
19.1 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 11, 9, 4, 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19Celtics-Lakers · W
14.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 8 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 12, 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15Lakers-Celtics · L
17.6 PPG playoffs to date · −2.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 8 REB · 4 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 20, 2, 8, 11, 10, 12, 4, 7, 11, 15Celtics-Lakers · W
10.7 PPG playoffs to date · +4.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 5 REB · 7 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics13