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Thursday, June 12, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: BOS trailed LAL by 21 after the first quarter and won 97–91.

Final · Finals · G4 · Box score
Celtics97
Lakers91
Q1 BOS -21; Q2 BOS -18; Q3 BOS -2; Q4 BOS +6
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The lead · NBA Finals · Game 4 · Celtics-Lakers

Boston takes Game 4, leads Lakers 3–1

Kobe Bryant goes for 17 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-30-20-100+10+20+30TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-21-18-2+6BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1426312697
Lakers3523151891
Who led
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20BOS20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19BOS19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19LAL19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17LAL17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 97Lakers 91
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics1426312697
Lakers3523151891
The story
Ray Allen had 19 points as Boston beat Los Angeles 97-91

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 19 PTS, 10 REB, 4 AST 19 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 2 AST · 6-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

Down 18 after the second, the Celtics took the third 31-15.

BOS lead by quarter
200 −21−18−2+6 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−16.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.5Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.5 in the regular season (54 games). Today: 0 points in 7 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+12.1minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
35.9Reg. season avg48Today

48 minutes today, against 35.9 a game in the regular season (73 games). Line: 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.1rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
9.2Reg. season avg12.3Last 3 playoff games

12.3 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 9.2 in the regular season (71 games). Today: 16 points in 37 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 20

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 22, 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20Celtics-Lakers · W
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +1.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 7 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 13, 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19Lakers-Celtics · L
14.1 PPG playoffs to date · +5.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 10 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 9, 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19Celtics-Lakers · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 9 REB · 2 AST
James PoseyPoints, last 10 games: 2, 3, 12, 11, 3, 3, 3, 8, 9, 18Celtics-Lakers · W
6.7 PPG playoffs to date · +11.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 2 REB · 0 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 34, 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17Lakers-Celtics · L
30.8 PPG playoffs to date · −14.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 4 REB · 10 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 17, 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17, 9, 17Lakers-Celtics · L
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · −0.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 10 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers1