FloaterDaily Brief
Sunday, June 15, 2008Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G5 · Box score
Celtics98
Lakers103
Q1 LAL +17; Q2 LAL +3; Q3 LAL +9; Q4 LAL +5
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 5 · Celtics-Lakers

Lakers stay alive against Boston

Paul Pierce goes for 38 points

Game flow · LAL margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+3+9+5LAL AHEAD ↑BOS AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2230182898
Lakers39162424103
Who led
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25LAL25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20LAL20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20, 38BOS38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16BOS16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Final · Celtics-Lakers
Celtics 98Lakers 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Celtics2230182898
Lakers39162424103
The story
Kobe Bryant had 25 points as Los Angeles beat Boston 103-98

Kevin Garnett led Boston with 14 REB, 13 PTS 25 PTS, 7 REB, 5 STL, 4 AST · 8-21 FG, 4-9 3PT

The swing

The Lakers won the first 39-22, their biggest quarter edge.

LAL lead by quarter
200 +17+3+9+5 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−15.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg8.3Last 3 playoff games

8.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 2 points in 10 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
11.6Reg. season avg25Today

25 minutes today, against 11.6 a game in the regular season (18 games). Line: 4 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists.

Rebounding up
+3.3rebounds, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Rebounds per game
8.4Reg. season avg11.7Last 3 playoff games

11.7 rebounds a game over his last three playoff games, against 8.4 in the regular season (66 games). Today: 19 points in 42 minutes.

Top performances

Paul Pierce leads the day with 38

Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 26, 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20, 38Celtics-Lakers · L
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +19.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
38 PTS · 6 REB · 8 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 27, 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25Lakers-Celtics · W
30.6 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
25 PTS · 7 REB · 4 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 8, 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20Lakers-Celtics · W
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +5.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 11 REB · 2 AST
Pau GasolPoints, last 10 games: 19, 10, 15, 10, 12, 15, 17, 9, 17, 19Lakers-Celtics · W
17.1 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 25, 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16Celtics-Lakers · L
15.2 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Derek FisherPoints, last 10 games: 4, 11, 2, 9, 5, 15, 9, 6, 13, 15Lakers-Celtics · W
10.4 PPG playoffs to date · +4.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 2 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Celtics-Lakers4