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Tuesday, June 10, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: LAL trailed BOS by 2 after three quarters and won 87–81.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Celtics81
Lakers87
Q1 Lakers 0; Q2 LAL +6; Q3 LAL -2; Q4 LAL +6
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Celtics-Lakers

Kobe Bryant goes for 36 in Lakers win over Boston

Kevin Garnett goes for 13 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final00+6-2+6LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2017251981
Lakers2023172787
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36LAL36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 10, 7, 4, 4, 9, 8, 8, 20LAL20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25BOS25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24, 17, 13BOS13 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 81Lakers 87
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2017251981
Lakers2023172787
The story
Sasha Vujacic had 20 points as Los Angeles beat Boston 87-81

Pau Gasol added 12 REB, 9 PTS, 2 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST · 7-10 FG, 3-5 3PT

The swing

Down 2 after the third, the Lakers took the fourth 27-19.

LAL lead by quarter
200 0+6−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−14.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg8.7Last 3 playoff games

8.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 2 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.3Reg. season avg27.6Today

28 minutes today, against 18.3 a game in the regular season (70 games). Line: 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists.

Cooling off
−5.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
18.9Reg. season avg13.7Last 3 playoff games

13.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 18.9 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 9 points in 39 minutes.

Top performances

Kobe Bryant leads the day with 36

Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 26, 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36Lakers-Celtics · W
31.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
36 PTS · 7 REB · 1 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 4, 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25Celtics-Lakers · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +10.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 5 REB · 2 AST
Sasha VujacicPoints, last 10 games: 6, 12, 10, 7, 4, 4, 9, 8, 8, 20Lakers-Celtics · W
8.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 13, 26, 24, 22, 16, 33, 16, 24, 17, 13Celtics-Lakers · L
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · −8.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 12 REB · 5 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 21, 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17, 9Lakers-Celtics · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 12 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 5, 2, 3, 12, 11, 3, 3, 3, 8, 9Celtics-Lakers · L
6.2 PPG playoffs to date · +3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
9 PTS · 7 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers7