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Sunday, June 8, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 2 after the first quarter and won 108–102.

Final · Finals · G2 · Box score
Lakers102
Celtics108
Q1 BOS -2; Q2 BOS +12; Q3 BOS +22; Q4 BOS +6
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 2 · Lakers-Celtics

Boston goes up 2–0 on Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 30 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-2+12+22+6BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22201941102
Celtics20342925108
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28BOS28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Leon PowePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 4, 4, 21BOS21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30LAL30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17LAL17 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 102Celtics 108
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers22201941102
Celtics20342925108
The story
Paul Pierce had 28 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Los Angeles 108-102

Pau Gasol led Los Angeles with 17 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB · 9-16 FG, 4-4 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the first, the Celtics took the second 34-20.

BOS lead by quarter
300 −2+12+22+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg25.7Last 3 playoff games

25.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 28 points in 41 minutes.

Losing minutes
−13.2minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg10.3Last 3 playoff games

10.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 6 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
30.0Reg. season avg42Today

42 minutes today, against 30.0 a game in the regular season (77 games). Line: 4 points, 6 rebounds, 16 assists.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 30

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 33, 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30Lakers-Celtics · L
31.4 PPG playoffs to date · −1.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 16, 41, 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28Celtics-Lakers · W
19.5 PPG playoffs to date · +8.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
28 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Leon PowePoints, last 10 games: 6, 2, 0, 4, 4, 0, 0, 4, 4, 21Celtics-Lakers · W
5.5 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 25, 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24, 17Celtics-Lakers · W
21.0 PPG playoffs to date · −4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 14 REB · 3 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 23, 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17Lakers-Celtics · L
17.5 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 4, 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17Celtics-Lakers · W
14.5 PPG playoffs to date · +2.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics5