FloaterDaily Brief
Tuesday, June 17, 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 · G6 · Box score
Lakers92
Celtics131
Q1 BOS +4; Q2 BOS +23; Q3 BOS +29; Q4 BOS +39
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 6 · Lakers-Celtics

Boston closes out Lakers in six

Kevin Garnett goes for 26 points

Game flow · BOS margin at each break
-45-35-25-15-5+5+15+25+35+45TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+23+29+39BOS AHEAD ↑LAL AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2015253292
Celtics24343142131
Who led
Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 33, 16, 24, 17, 13, 16, 13, 26BOS26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16, 26BOS26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25, 22LAL22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20, 14LAL14 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Final · Lakers-Celtics
Lakers 92Celtics 131
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Lakers2015253292
Celtics24343142131
The story
Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 8 assists as Boston beat Los Angeles 131-92

Lamar Odom led Los Angeles with 14 PTS, 10 REB, 5 AST 21 PTS, 8 AST, 7 REB, 6 STL · 8-20 FG, 0-1 3PT

The swing

The Celtics won the second 34-15, their biggest quarter edge.

BOS lead by quarter
400 +4+23+29+39 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+5.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg25.0Last 3 playoff games

25.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (80 games). Today: 17 points in 39 minutes.

Losing minutes
−14.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
23.4Reg. season avg9.3Last 3 playoff games

9.3 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 23.4 in the regular season (74 games). Today: 8 points in 14 minutes.

Cooling off
−7.0points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
28.3Reg. season avg21.3Last 3 playoff games

21.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 28.3 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 22 points in 43 minutes.

Top performances

Kevin Garnett leads the day with 26

Kevin GarnettPoints, last 10 games: 22, 16, 33, 16, 24, 17, 13, 16, 13, 26Celtics-Lakers · W
20.4 PPG playoffs to date · +5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 14 REB · 4 AST
Ray AllenPoints, last 10 games: 14, 11, 29, 17, 19, 17, 25, 19, 16, 26Celtics-Lakers · W
15.6 PPG playoffs to date · +10.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 2 AST
Kobe BryantPoints, last 10 games: 22, 30, 28, 39, 24, 30, 36, 17, 25, 22Lakers-Celtics · L
30.1 PPG playoffs to date · −8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
22 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Rajon RondoPoints, last 10 games: 12, 4, 7, 11, 15, 4, 8, 5, 3, 21Celtics-Lakers · W
10.2 PPG playoffs to date · +11.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 7 REB · 8 AST
Paul PiercePoints, last 10 games: 11, 16, 16, 27, 22, 28, 6, 20, 38, 17Celtics-Lakers · W
19.7 PPG playoffs to date · −2.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 3 REB · 10 AST
Lamar OdomPoints, last 10 games: 20, 7, 16, 13, 14, 10, 4, 19, 20, 14Lakers-Celtics · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 10 REB · 5 AST
Lead changes
Lakers-Celtics7